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Awesome breakdown of the Reach Matchmaking Trailer
Reach Matchmaking Analysis Video
From TTL:
[quote]Tied the Leader’s most prolific machinimaker, [hc]TTL Hoovaloov[/hc], knows this. His attention to the details of a game are as razor sharp as his skill with a video editor. For a full tactical briefing on the bomb that was dropped on our comfort zone, click below. Don’t watch it here, fare gamer. Get thee to YouTube. Hoov went to all the trouble to provide this analysis in high resolution, after all.[/quote]
Comment by Cute at 2010-03-09 10:15:57: Saw this a while ago, its a very intresting watch, one thing he missed though, it looks like there playing a high ground remake at one point, very similar anyway :)
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-09 10:53:14: Thats not even best of analysis's videos
Comment by SilverCrest at 2010-03-09 11:09:43: Very nice :)
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2010-03-09 11:10:47: Legit.. this is the best one I have seen.. please share a link with a better one?
Comment by essentre at 2010-03-09 12:14:16: I thought this was really good. Game looks great.
Comment by HC Redemption at 2010-03-09 12:49:41: This was hands down the best walk through of that game play trailer... TTL Hoovaloov did an amazing job on this.
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-09 16:13:14: naah.. it was made by MikeNCheese
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-03-09 17:09:40: i agree with redemption this is awesome May 3rd i will be head exploding
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-03-09 21:39:54: Very nice video.
Comment by EgonSpenglerPHD at 2010-03-09 21:39:58: Hmmmm Active Roster......Clan Matches?????
Comment by HC Local at 2010-03-10 01:04:24: Ha, I saw that to for Active Roster. Clan Matchmaking and Clan Lists. This is a bomb as heck analysis though! I just watched the original video and said "AWESOME!" and now that I saw all the stuff you pointed out I'ma have to say "Holy F**K! Infinity Ward is going to go out of business!!!"
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-03-10 11:58:40: Best walk though as AJ pointed out! :D So looking forward to Reach.
Comment by BGH Flakjacket at 2010-03-10 13:45:52: He was carrying 8 skulls.....the ninth was his!
Comment by RossDavies at 2010-03-10 20:44:21: meh i think thaat bungie are pushing more call of duty side of gaming sprinting? perks? grenade launchers?. i dont like the idea of haveing up to 4 grenades of each type. nice bu lets hope there is a hard core play list mlg style.
Comment by PRO DIGGY 707 at 2010-03-11 13:05:35: Very nice commentary. It was extremley thorough. I gained a lot of insight to the game. I hope it gives me some sort of edge when it comes out.
Comment by Jocko L at 2010-03-11 13:39:53: Best commentary i've seen so far. He goes through every little detail ^^
Halocharts Communi-TAGE!
[hc]Xx TheCzar xX[/hc] a.k.a. HC Monstr has brought together some pretty cool clips to make a Halocharts community montage. He has future plans to make another, so if you want to be featured, he's your guy. Take a look! It clocks in at a little over Nine minutes, but it's worth the watch...and not only because Im featured. Enjoy!
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-03-08 23:55:26: FIRST! great vid bro.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-03-08 23:57:35: Very nice Video.
Comment by groundmaster at 2010-03-09 00:16:49: Great vid, with one of my fav songs, so yeah, pretty cool man
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2010-03-09 01:00:42: WAY TO GO MONSTR!!!
I'm glad you pulled through with this. Trust me when I say that many people have said they were going to make a communi-tage and came up short when they realized what a HUGE undertaking it was. But no, you took it in stride and handled it like a champ. I'm proud of you and your efforts.
Making a 'tage for the ENTIRE community is no short feat and HC is honored to have someone follow through on their promises... Here's to you, sir. (Pours one out for his homies)
Comment by RM ZZach at 2010-03-09 01:01:59: Wow, very epic video!!
Comment by HC War Eagle at 2010-03-09 02:54:24: Very very impressive! And pure win bro!!
Comment by DrMmmPie at 2010-03-09 04:36:02: Nice work there, some epic kills
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-09 05:26:48: wasnt that good that i expected
Comment by HC War Eagle at 2010-03-09 08:06:58: Very very impressive! And pure win bro!!
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-03-09 11:25:17: Good video. I look like a total n00b for my sword kills. I have so many clips that are better than that. When your making another one, let me know :D
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-03-09 11:39:20: thank guys :) i'm glad you all like it :) i'm gonna be making another one as soon as i get more free time, so keep your eyes open in the forums, once i start the next one the forum i'll stat will be called "we are the community prt. 2"
so keep your eyes peeled :D
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-03-09 16:07:04: Woot I've been waiting for this! Great job Monstr!
Comment by zero4391 at 2010-03-09 16:24:16: Sweet now we are famous! Lol yeah right I love how it came together thanks for putting all the effort into it man you deserve the credit!
Comment by twiztedanimator at 2010-03-09 20:00:53: Sick, now I need a copy of the soundtrack lol. Wonderful job
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2010-03-09 22:04:49: Thought my quadruple mongoose splatter should have been in it D:
Either way, awesome montage, 5/5! It actually had pretty good editing too, didn't get in the way like most tages do.
Comment by logfish111 at 2010-03-10 15:35:45: No offense but that Warped Alchemist clip wasn't montage worthy.
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-03-10 17:44:54: logfish111 thats un-called for, and BTW montage's dont have to be all "look at me i'm so pro", thats not what a communiti-tage is about it's about showing who the community members are, and i made this because i noticed as much as i looked through the Vid section in the forums there was no communiti-tages, and since i just got a new vid editing program the week before i figured this would be the perfect project. One more thing warped is a very well respected, and very valuable member of the community, i was honored the warped wanted in! so next time you dont have anything nice to say, hold your tongue…
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-03-10 17:46:21: *that warped* not *the*
Comment by Britneys fears at 2010-03-10 21:31:04: Yay! I was in a couple of those matches. :) Superb 'tage. Great to see people you play with being featured. Could have done without the music but that's just me; I prefer the game noise (no offence!)
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-03-10 22:38:21: yeah i'm kinda the same way sometimes, but i figured that since it was gonna be around 10 min that just game sound would have been a little boring, so i let the community pich the songs, well one of them (some kind of monster was my pick :P) lol
Comment by Superstar BR at 2010-03-11 00:15:49: Great video, well done and nice music too.
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-03-11 00:42:41: can everyone go to the 16th minute of my 15 minutes of fame forum in off-topic, it has some important news...
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-03-11 00:47:21: and thank you guys, the HC community has always been supportive to me :) and for that i thank you, i hope this isn't the end for me here...i will be back as soon as i can...
This Monstr Lives!!!
Comment by logfish111 at 2010-03-11 02:04:26: OK then I think I'll just go and make a montage with my friends filled with Grifball and Living Dead multi kills. At least they'll know who they 're though right?
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-03-11 18:44:56: logfish111 you are becoming very annoying. You are probably the most rude and negative person I've met on here for quite some time. All your doing is being a jerk. Don't comment on this if your just trying to put people down.
He's gone, he's back again???
HC Redemption is back! (short vacation right?)
Yes, HC Redemption announced his departure from the status of Admin about a week ago. This was all finalized a few days ago, and then I realized how much of an asset the site was losing and asked for him to reconsider.
Along with this, I have asked if he would return and take over a new role on HC as the Site Manager, basically in-charge of the day-to-day here on the site, including the rest of the Staff. He has accepted and has a new rank & color (black), but will also continue to be the admin of the HC Challenges.
I'm not going anywhere, but I prefer to stay focused on the technical side of the site, you know, the code and database and stuff. It's what I feel I do best. I'm still very much in charge, but Redemption will be a huge help to me in keeping up with all the happenings that occur here on a daily basis.
Oh, and I set my color to Orange too.
We have much more to tell you all about very soon!
Comment by Event Horizon at 2010-03-08 23:05:44: all the pretty colors! It's like a freaking rainbow in the CB!
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-03-08 23:10:12: Welcome back.
Comment by HC TJ at 2010-03-08 23:24:45: Ossim! Seeing AJ's new color will be cool
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-03-08 23:29:14: Awesome AJ & Firestream! I cannot wait to see what these new things will be! *excited face*
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-03-08 23:39:51: very short. Redemption has always done great things for the community, cant wait to see what comes in the future.
Comment by True Anomaly at 2010-03-09 00:44:20: we get to choose our own colors now?
Comment by HC Local at 2010-03-09 02:14:19: Congrats Redemption!
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2010-03-09 07:58:05: thanks for the announcement firestream. congrats to Redemption on his new rank. you definitely got the right guy for the job with AJ!
Comment by Sensespanic at 2010-03-09 09:46:52: Very aweomse news! The black color is so mysterious too :)
Comment by mcveigh92 at 2010-03-09 12:35:57: Can I have orange lol or red :L
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-03-09 16:10:34: I'm loving the black Aj. Glad your here. HC isn't HC without you.
Group Rank Images! (By Request for the most active groups on HC)
Fixed a bug with the FFA Brawler Class. It was looking for Commander, but it is now looking for Colonel in Rumble Pit or higher.
Certain "trusted" groups here on HC can have the option of using Images with any custom ranks created. Not all Member created groups will have this ability, but the more prominent and active groups can request to have it turned on. It's currently being tested by the HaloCharts 40 & Above group.
Upcoming Events Box now appears at the top of Group forums and the main forums (if there are any upcoming events). This should make the Calendar function in your group more useful.
February Sig Winners!
Here are the winning Signature templates for February (Hosted by [hc]Surpriser[/hc]!)
Comment by Fat 2the Sak at 2010-03-04 18:35:12: good work firestream
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-03-04 18:38:58: 40A is loving it, nice job man!
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-03-04 18:46:02: Very nice.
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-04 18:54:19: FTW!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-03-04 22:13:38: sigs are nice, custom rank images sound intersting.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2010-03-04 22:46:48: security sig ftw :)
Comment by Hal at 2010-03-05 08:26:40: Reconblue and eliteinfection are sick.... nice work.
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-03-05 16:46:11: Why thank you Hal, but I wanna give all the credit to my friend Surpriser. Both Firestream and Surpirser are the ones we should thank for this
Great job my friends :)
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-03-06 13:24:59: Sigs look pretty sweet. The new group rank images are sweet. Good work guys!
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-03-06 19:51:44: the new group toys are awesome. I am having a blast with them in 40A.
Community Spotlight by HC DreamCrusher
[color=orange][b][size=15]Click the image below for the full rundown [/size][/b][/color]. [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=25057&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/surpriser/community%20spotlight/bbcstbsmall.png[/img][/url]
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-03 21:50:43: First.. :( RIP
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2010-03-03 23:36:32: RIP. One of the most helpful members of the community I've ever known.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-03-03 23:40:29: RIP ~BB
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-03-03 23:48:51: Rest in Peace BerserkerBarage.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-03-04 11:27:37: Gone but never forgotten.
Comment by Jocko L at 2010-03-04 16:36:11: R.I.P BerserkerBarage. You will never be forgotten here on HaloCharts.
Comment by firestream at 2010-03-04 16:49:30: Great job on the tribute. BB will be missed.
Site Update: March 3, 2010
AJAX-ifying the site
I'm working to AJAX-ify the site here and there where it's appropriate. This will lead to faster loads for certain things.
So far, if you click the Delete message button, it's more instant than it was before. Also, it should work everytime, whereas before it was flaky.
The GREAT POST links have been switched to an AJAX call to stop messing with your back button. This was a problem in Chrome.
Now when you accept or deny group requests, it's instant, no page reload.
Also, for supporters, added a new chart called Opponent Recommendations, which is just the opposite of Teammate Recommendations. It's the players you do the best and worst against.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-03-02 14:36:51: Win :D
Comment by PerFeXiioN KinG at 2010-03-02 14:42:58: huh..faster is always better!!! well not in all cases i guess lol
Comment by xorth at 2010-03-02 14:53:28: Careful w/ ajax, too much ajax can bog down a site.
Comment by firestream at 2010-03-02 14:56:05: Agreed, it's more or less replacing calls that were to complete page reloads. It won't be everywhere, just where it's needed.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-03-02 16:39:50: sounds awesome.
Comment by the eNeME at 2010-03-02 16:55:13: Very awesome! AJAX makes everything better. (And far more complex, good luck.)
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-03-02 17:56:05: Very nice.
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-03-02 19:42:10: awesome
Comment by Fred W Phelps at 2010-03-02 20:56:11: More AJAX plz!!! Make this site like GMail! :)
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-02 21:05:22: good job, keep it uP!
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-03-02 21:06:34: Sweetness. Firestream, you should also introduce a character limit to usernames. There was a major crash of Halosphere earlier due to someone coming in with a 30 or so character name.
Comment by Sgt Stickit at 2010-03-02 23:50:43: I know this sounds nooby... but how does one see their teammate/opponent recomendation?
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2010-03-03 01:05:22: If you are a supporter, simply click on "my page" and scroll down to where it says "user features" and such... should be right there
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-03-03 01:42:56: awesome
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-03-03 08:50:46: Site keeps improving all the time, you rock.
HC News by Smyf
[size=15]Latest edition of the HC News is hot off the press.[/size]
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24863&id=1352][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/Smyf/HC%20News/28th%20Feb%202010/Shortv2.png[/img][/url] 4 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-28 20:22:35: Very nice.
Comment by HC Hazza at 2010-03-01 00:14:56: Very nice indeed. I'm glad I could be a part of it.
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-03-01 11:27:46: Very Nice
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-03-02 14:36:31: Awesome :D
Surprisers Mile - A HaloCharts.com Exclusive!
The contest has been relaunched as of 2/27. Please make sure you are using the proper map & gametype!
Want to have fun and have the chance to win some cool prizes at the same time? Well, go check out Surprisers Mile, a contest designed by our very own [hc]Surpriser[/hc]! Full information on this contest can be found here: CLICK ME
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-02-26 14:52:00: CANT WAIT
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-26 17:16:34: I shall be attempting this :D
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-26 18:14:33: I shall try it.
Comment by Local Stranger at 2010-02-27 04:43:18: I am trying this tomorrow.
Comment by CobraShikari at 2010-02-27 19:19:56: Shall be starting attempts again on Sunday. Ill re-download the map, just incase i have the wrong one :P
Comment by tkiller2 at 2010-02-27 19:21:44: grrrrrrrrrrr.
First part: easy, just jump on the ledges, than curve jump
Part 2: Jump str8 to the secound lift, and than procide. Than, once you got to the plateform, there will be a floating fusion coil at the end of that plateform, switch your weaon to BR, and shoot it going backwards.
next 3 parts are just easy jumping.
First person to beat the course. I just finished today. all 10
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:25:11: Idk if I can try it :(
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-02-28 07:55:32: impossible
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-03-01 11:27:17: I doubt your the first person to finish the course tkiller...just sayin but congrats none the less
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-03-03 06:54:12: this is impossible
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-03-03 11:17:31: that would explain people making submissions finishing the course huh? lol not impossible.
Comment by HC Local at 2010-03-10 05:44:13: I am only a participant. There is no way that I can do this map with what I'm going through right now. I can't concentrate.
A great loss to the Halo Community today...
We will miss you BerserkerBarage
I wanted to let the community here on HaloCharts know about the loss of a fellow member: [hc]BerserkerBarage[/hc]
[hc]BerserkerBarage[/hc] has been active on HC for nearly year and was a HC Elite and a Bungie Average Joe. He was known for not being afraid to share his thoughts on anything and was a fantastic forum poster. He will be greatly missed.
Comment by FluffyMonkeys at 2010-02-26 08:42:38: That's just awful. I did not know him personally, but I know B.B. was a great member of HC as well as Bnet. I always enjoyed reading his insightful and thorough posts. He will be deeply missed.
My prayers and condolences to his family and friends.
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-02-26 08:46:36: This is terrible. I was just talking BB last week, he was helping me with a computer issue I was having. My thoughts and sympathy go out to his family.
R.I.P BB
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2010-02-26 08:49:41: crying face ='''[
Comment by EgonSpenglerPHD at 2010-02-26 08:55:08: This is too bad BB was a great guy & a big Halo fan. You will be missed my friend.
Comment by Hal at 2010-02-26 08:56:39: My thoughts go out to his family and loved ones. What a tragic loss to the community.
Comment by H3WM Psyfireman at 2010-02-26 08:58:01: BB, we will miss you :'(
Comment by Kr0ni at 2010-02-26 08:59:22: A big loss for the Halo Community. He will truly be missed by many. RIP BB.
Comment by xorth at 2010-02-26 09:01:57: holy crap. wow. he is so young. so sad :(
Comment by HC Skateboard at 2010-02-26 09:11:17: My prayers go out to his family and friends! You will be greatly missed bro!
Rest in peace BB :]
Comment by CobraShikari at 2010-02-26 09:17:49: Now whos going to get me Hyped up everyday for Reach.
You will be greatly missed BB, by both everyone on HC and on Bnet. Take care up there man!
Comment by Sensespanic at 2010-02-26 09:22:54: This is terrible news. He was by far one of the best contributers to this site. He will truly be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones.
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-02-26 09:57:37: a big loss to the community take care man!
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-02-26 09:58:24: I am really shaken by this. To know that someone so young and vibrant can be taken from this earth so abruptly makes me treasure the time I have left even more.
That guy was a class act that will be missed in 40 & Above, HaloCharts and Bungie, and that is insignificant to what his families will be without.
BB was a fellow Buckeye and Bengals fan. I will miss the PMs we exchanged on the sadness of being lifetime Bengals fans. Who Dey my friend. R.I.P.
Comment by DrMmmPie at 2010-02-26 10:31:21: another one gone to soon
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R.I.P
Comment by LnP DeLphiuS at 2010-02-26 10:34:16: Absolutely tragic, and virtually senseless how cold this world can be sometimes.
Rest in Peace ~B.B. - You will be remembered.
"~B.B. : MIA
Spartans Never Die"
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-02-26 10:47:16: RIP Friend. Very sad it really is. I shall do some betrayals randomly for you in MM, just like you and Hawkeye would do.
Comment by SilverCrest at 2010-02-26 11:01:32: R.I.P Friend
Comment by Yepainto at 2010-02-26 11:08:54: R.I.P B.B.
Comment by Markus Leoninus at 2010-02-26 11:40:30: To my mind this is a great loss indeed to the Halo community at large. I have noted BB's contributions at HC for some time now, impressed a great deal by his zeal and info concerning Halo in general, and particularly about the upcoming Reach. Then I was actually privileged to exchange a PM or two with him, in which I was just beginning to know him as a friend. To my delight he actually also honored me with a FR over live which, of course, I immediately accepted. And oh how I looked forward to playing with him. My thoughts and prayers, for what they are worth, I do wish to extend to BB's wife and to all who loved him. May God rest and eternally bless this man's soul.
Comment by HC Chiller at 2010-02-26 12:01:13: Rest in Peace. Enjoyed you and your posts around HC and will truly be missed.
Comment by Sensespanic at 2010-02-26 12:33:35: This was posted on Bnet and I wanted to make sure everyone here had a chance to see it as well since it is very appropriate (I wasn't sure if bbcode would work here so I didn't make a link but if it is possible to do it could a mod fix it for me):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/Halcylon/BB_Memorial.jpg
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-26 13:02:38: Ahh :( He will be sadly missed. R.I.P friend
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2010-02-26 13:20:17: This is too sad, honestly.
BB was an awesome source of information regarding Halo in general. But that hardly compares to the awesome guy he was.
BB will be greatly missed by what seems to be far too many people. However, that is simply a testament to what an amazing person he was.
Comment by HC Redemption at 2010-02-26 13:36:24: I'm proud to say that I am the only one here on HC Staff to have banned BB from our forums... Seems my Spartan skivvies were a little too tight on that one particular day that I happened to run across BB for the first time on Halocharts and the apparent loss of blood circulation affected my ability to recognize and appreciate his razor sharp brand of humor. It did take long to see a response from Firestream asking who the heck banned BB! shrotly after that I was ever-so-kindly informed by about half the HC staff that I just knocked off a very well-known and highly regarded person in the Halo Realm... It didn't take long afterward I lifted the ban and apologized to BB, that he showed his true colors by making sure to let me know he probably would have done the same thing if roles were reversed - still, BB managed to continue giving me the occasional dose of crap for this ever since - all in good fun of course... ;)
With all I personally have going on both here and at home, I didn't get opportunities to spend much time with BB; however, I certainly appreciate his activity in the forums and around the site in different groups - I certainly got to know enough about him to appreciate the fact he was a pretty cool individual who was revered by many. An individual who had no qualms about voicing his opinion, making things fun and just enjoying the game.
I am truly saddened by this loss. My heart goes out to his family and friends...
BB - You'll be sorely missed. If HC had a leader board for remarkable characters, you'd no doubt be ranked quite highly on that one... No boosting required. RIP Brother...
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-02-26 14:45:52: Wow I can't bleieve this. i remember seeing him in the forums not to long ago. You will be missed my friend! See you on the other side!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-02-26 15:50:55: rest in peace. :( :(
Comment by Spartan Omega at 2010-02-26 16:23:56: My first thoughts are "Spartan never die, they just go MIA"
Hopefully to a better place. I know I'll miss him. There were plenty of times we were on the same wave length on certain subjects. You rarely find someone willing to also let others have an opinion. It is a regret that I never had the chance to game with him.
Comment by ssjsupervegeta at 2010-02-26 17:29:05: Didn't really know the guy but it's a damn shame to lose anybody. He seemed like a loved person and that in my view is a great success of a life.
R.I.P.
Comment by iTZzZ MooDy at 2010-02-26 18:06:38: R.I.P BB :( :( !!
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-26 18:14:03: Rest in Peace BerserkerBarage, he will be missed a lot, also he was a very cool person to play Halo 3 with.
Comment by Nexty at 2010-02-26 22:57:00: We will miss you BB.
Comment by HC Hazza at 2010-02-27 00:18:23: my thoughts go out to his family, RIP B.B
Comment by Jocko L at 2010-02-27 04:04:26: I never knew B.B that well, but one thing i knew was that he was a great person. You will be greatly missed by all of us here on HaloCharts. I just fell some tears :'(
R.I.P BB
Comment by Void Of Hope at 2010-02-27 08:03:28: I usually flamed him on Bnet and argued with him, but him and his familie have my support.
Regardless of how I or others feel about BB, everyone should pay respect.
R.I.P. ~BB
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-02-27 10:36:35: RIP BB
You'll be missed in our community :(
Comment by PerFeXiioN KinG at 2010-02-27 12:29:45: Wow that is very sad news to hear. Very sad. =( My thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends. RIP
Comment by YourUncleBob at 2010-02-27 13:19:20: He's playing Halo the way it was meant to be played, with all of his suggestions implemented. In heaven, Bungie "fixed their game" just for ~BB.
Comment by essentre at 2010-02-27 19:49:34: I logged on today and was simply shocked to see this. I feel extremely saddened by this news and I offer my sincere condolences to his family. It's an absolute shame. RIP B.B.
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2010-02-27 23:29:25: Oh man... B.B. was just an awesome guy, and I can't believe this happened to him...
Well, BB, you'll be missed by many, inside the Halo community and out.
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2010-02-28 12:32:01: i didn't have the chance to meet BB but he will certainly be missed. may god bless him and his family.
Comment by Vetoed at 2010-02-28 23:44:29: I haven't had the precious chance to meet BB in a more direct manner, but I can say that he has earned a lot of respect over HC, B.net, whatever, name it. I don't think my words are worthy of describing him, or even the manner he acted, but I know it was THE way to do it.
Sincere prayers to BerserkerBarage and his family.
..Rest in Peace dear friend, and see you up there.
Comment by III Kirby III at 2010-03-01 10:54:13: We had disagreements, and we had diametrically opposing viewpoints on many aspects of Halo 3, but I did respect him as a worthy adversary in debate.
I mourn for his family, and I know that he is missed. This is a reminder to how precious life can be.
Comment by MR DROZ at 2010-03-01 22:57:07: I was supposed to meet him at a LAN party this summer too.
RIP BB
Comment by MR DROZ at 2010-03-01 22:58:21: I'm gonna miss his silly comments in the halosphere chatbox, talking about giving my wife a "good pounding" for her teritories. :(
Comment by Koins at 2010-03-01 23:16:00: rest in peace B.B.
Comment by Sir Kryptonite at 2010-03-02 00:08:31: Sorry to hear that...RIP
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2010-03-02 00:23:06: I sent BB a message on Live.. I hope his wife reads it, that was my goal, since I don't really know how to contact her.
RIP B.B. You will be missed by many.
Comment by squeeekmo at 2010-03-02 01:36:24: He was a great contributor to this site, he will be missed.
RIP B.B :(
Comment by hellraizer87 at 2010-03-02 12:48:06: I have played with and against him tremendous amount of times in BTB. He was great spartan
RIP B.B
Comment by FLaXzZ at 2010-03-02 20:57:00: RIP B.B =[
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-03-03 08:52:57: My prayers go out to you and your family, you will be missed but never forgotten.
Community Spotlight with Boss Vos
[color=orange][b][size=15]HC DreamCrusher has delivered us the greatest community spotlight ever, featuring............ you guessed it: [HC]Boss Vos[/HC]
Click the image below for the full rundown [/size][/b][/color].
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24602&id=1352][img]http://vimg.in/sVuf.png[/img][/url]
6 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-24 19:12:31: Very nice Interview. Way to go Boss Vos.
Comment by HC Hazza at 2010-02-24 21:19:59: great to know more about the boss :)
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-02-24 22:30:14: Boss is by far one of the most liked guys on HC.
Great interview and its great knowing more about him.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-02-25 08:10:05: boss.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-02-25 09:51:02: I knew he was special :)
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:23:57: Boss vos!
Monster Jam Tournament hosted by HaloCharts 40 & Above Group
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[hc]HC Hern[/hc] and [hc]Supriser[/hc] put together a very nice map and game type for the 3rd installment of Tournaments hosted by [hc]Boss Vos[/hc] and the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2951]HaloCharts 40 & Above Group[/url].
It was 4 teams of 3 (Hog driver, VIP w/ Bruteshot and Gunner) rocket race style. The action was intense and full of fun.
Thanks goes out to all that participated including the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2136]35 & Below Group [/url] and the [url=http://www.kop-clan.com/]KOP Clan[/url].
We had a great turnout with 12 teams of 3 and 38 total participants.
Congrats to [hc]HC Father[/hc], [hc]CobraShikari[/hc] & [hc]HC Hazza[/hc] for winning the championship.
I would like to give my personal thanks to HC Hern for all the work him and his team put into getting the map and gametype ready for the event and all that participated.
Click the links to download the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=105385289]Map[/url] & [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=105385282]Gametype[/url]. 11 comment(s) - Posted by Boss Vos
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-02-22 08:04:52: This was by far the funnest event yet Glad everyone enjoyed it, we worked hard getting it together. Congrats to the winners!
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-02-22 09:51:04: yes congrats this was so much fun good games to all!
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-22 10:24:00: Can't believe i missed this. Hopefully i'll be at the next one
Comment by Darth Tabasco at 2010-02-22 10:28:10: This was an awesome event!
Our team kind of got the shaft in the first round. We hit some weird glitch in the map that destroyed our hog and killed all three of us. We had run around for a couple if minutes while waiting on the hog to respawn. We only lost by 2 hills, so our "downtime" really hurt us.
Anyway, not complaining, like I said it was an awesome event. Just one of those freak things that happen from time-to-time.
I greatly appreciate all of the time and effort that went into this event and I can't wait to see what else you guys do next!
Comment by CobraShikari at 2010-02-22 11:34:39: Poop team are the winners!! Haha, i had so much fun that night guys. Without you all it wouldn't have happened. Great job guys! It was such a blast ;)
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-02-22 15:18:14: this was full of win!
Comment by HC Monstr at 2010-02-22 17:36:45: i have monstr in my name i wish i coulda been in it :( lol
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-22 21:22:35: It was a lot of fun playing it.
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-02-23 02:04:15: I still like the trailer the best ! =]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR2gh3rqW-c
Comment by K0P Plague at 2010-02-24 11:48:18: Nice job Hazza and thanks to the 40AL for thier great planning & execution!
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:22:26: I wish I was in it :(
HC News by Smyf
[size=15]Latest edition of the HC News is hot off the press.[/size]
Comment by firestream at 2010-02-20 08:40:46: Love it, but this image says January!
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-20 09:02:03: Nice :)
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-02-20 11:39:47: Fixed!!!
Comment by Smyf at 2010-02-20 12:04:05: Lol sorted, i don't know how I missed that!
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-02-20 12:18:52: It looks pretty good smyf!
Comment by CobraShikari at 2010-02-21 14:52:01: More than just Pretty good. Its amazingly Good!
Comment by CobraShikari at 2010-02-21 15:06:53: More than just Pretty good. Its amazingly Good!
Comment by HC Hazza at 2010-02-21 15:29:17: More than just Pretty good. Its amazingly Good! :P
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:26:22: I missed it
Community Spotlight with Markus Leoninus
[hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [HC]Markus Leoninus[/HC]
Click the image below for the full rundown
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=24140&id=1352][/url]
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-02-12 19:02:48: always look forward to these. :)
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-12 19:45:32: Very nice.
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:28:26: I love these
Supporter Status Donation amounts lowered :)
Supporter Status Donation amounts lowered
I've decided to lower the minimum donation amounts to become a Supporter. Yearly is now $5 and Lifetime is $10. Sponsoring another player is still $10, which gives them Lifetime and you Sponsor Status.
If you donated within the last week, I want to make things right, so I'm giving you a few options:
If you donated $10 to become a Yearly Supporter, I can refund you $5 or I can switch your account to Lifetime.
If you donated $20 to become a Lifetime Supporter, I can refund you $10 or make another member a Lifetime Supporter and give you Sponsor status.
Please use the Contact Form to let me know and include the Paypal ID you used. I'm only offering this to members that became Supporters within the last week (so Feb 4th is the cutoff)
New Stats for Supporters
It's been a while since I have added anything new for Halo 3 stats. I had some neat ideas sent in and have setup some 2 new stat sections for Supporters
On your player page, under the Player Related links, look for "High Skill With & Against" and "With & Against Averages"
The "High Skill With & Against" link will give you 2 lists of players you have played with and against counted by their high skill. This is based of players you have played with and against that are tracked by HaloCharts
The "With & Against Averages" link will give you 2 tables of average stats of players you have played with and against. This is based of players you have played with and against that are tracked by HaloCharts
Comment by Smyf at 2010-02-11 10:12:31: Props to you for lowering the amounts. It is almost nothing for such a detailed and well thought of service.
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-02-11 10:22:23: good job firestream new stats are awesome
Comment by bmoody at 2010-02-11 11:42:28: If I had money to give away I would deffinitily donate.
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2010-02-11 12:43:20: well done firestream!
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-11 13:06:35: Very nice.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-11 14:01:39: Cool :D
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-02-11 15:16:55: finally an update! :) hopefully with the lowing of supporter status it will increase the profits.
Comment by PerFeXiioN KinG at 2010-02-11 16:57:11: i wish someone would sponsor me =(
Comment by Local Stranger at 2010-02-12 07:33:04: I like this. Now I can become a Supporter :) I already am one on Blue Trifle though. Hehe.
Comment by Metaxas at 2010-02-12 07:42:29: typo in the news slug, im assuming the cutoff firestream is talking about will be on the 14th, not the 4th
Comment by firestream at 2010-02-12 08:37:16: Well, to clarify, I mean if you donated from Feb 4th to Feb 11th, then you have one of the options I mentioned.
Comment by Metaxas at 2010-02-12 08:56:27: lol. i read it, then i re-read it. At first I was all : S, but then I was all like : \
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:30:23: Thank you now I might be able to be a supporter
Community Spotlight with Firestream
[hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [url=http://halocharts.com/index.php?player=HC%20Firestream]Firestream[/url]
Click the image below for the full rundown
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23845&id=1352][img]http://vimg.in/EGdS.png[/img][/url]
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-05 13:06:06: That is very nice to know about.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-05 13:18:54: Yeah i had that glitch. Hope its fixed soon :D
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-02-05 13:21:19: awesome keep up the good work
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-02-05 15:53:58: thanks for the update, hope you get it fixed soon!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-02-05 16:07:44: can't wait to update stats again!
Comment by Goon Runner at 2010-02-05 16:22:58: I thought I was glitchin. Thank you Firestream!
Comment by An Ebay Staffy at 2010-02-05 17:08:57: Message to my stats - I miss you :( thx for the update
Comment by toddtristan at 2010-02-05 18:36:19: I'm glad the stats thing will be fixed soon. Been itching to update.
Comment by Publiic at 2010-02-05 22:52:36: Add Shadowrun!
Comment by Jocko L at 2010-02-07 02:56:18: awesome update, firestream!
Comment by Protomansp at 2010-02-08 01:50:15: Firestream!!! Nice update. Could you by any chance update some fighting games too. Example Street Fighter IV, Tekken 6, and Marvel VS Capcom 2, please and thank you lots.
Comment by Ever Immortal at 2010-02-16 02:33:57: theres something wrong with the collect all data link the one that force reloads every game it starts counting the pages of games then stops and says its finished when it did nothing lol
Comment by KilIpocaIypse at 2010-02-27 20:32:49: thats nice
HC News by Smyf
[size=15]The HC News is up for your reading pleasure.[/size]
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-02-03 08:59:01: Smyf is the man!
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2010-02-03 15:16:02: I 2nd that!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-02-03 20:24:24: ftw.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-02-03 20:56:23: Very nice.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-02-04 11:17:55: Nice
Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight with [hc]Surpriser[/hc]
[hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]Surpriser[/hc]
Click the image below for the full rundown
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23517&id=1352][img]http://i50.tinypic.com/2z6drtt.png[/img][/url]
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-30 13:51:38: Surp for the win :D
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-01-30 13:59:48: yeah after his lone wolves tips he is the spotlight
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-01-30 14:08:00: Doodle I saw your comment thanks, I posted those like 5 months ago though lol.
Comment by mcveigh92 at 2010-01-30 14:39:21: It takes me to smyfs interveiw?
Comment by firestream at 2010-01-30 19:01:35: Fixed the link
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-01-30 19:38:21: I knew I forgot something. lol
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-30 20:29:44: Once again, awsome!
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-30 22:37:25: Very nice Interview.
Comment by HC Hazza at 2010-02-01 16:01:27: nice pic of you surp!
Halocharts' Firefight Challenge
HCFFC3: Choke Point
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New Mombasa has indeed seen better days and before you have the slightest chance to think you'll catch a break, the Covenant have come back once again to ruin everyone's day. Now focused on getting into ONI's Alpha Site, Covenant forces are dropping in fast and hitting hard.
Troopers, it's your job to rally up at Alpha Site's entrance and crush every notion of them gaining access.
Unfortunately the magic pill you'll need to swallow in order to pull this one off is a jagged one. [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC3ChokePoint][i]Don't Choke...[/i][/url]
6 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2010-01-26 04:46:49: Oni want's us to protect their top secrets, we get to be the fall guys. Its us against hundreds maybe thousands. Not all of us can make it back. Its not going to be easy, but we're ODST we knew the job when we took it. Suit up troopers we're green, and very, very mean.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-26 09:09:57: i need to start doing this. :)
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-01-26 09:49:34: better get started then
Comment by zelgnajob at 2010-01-26 16:09:29: where or who do i submit the film to?
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-26 18:38:01: I'll do this when the medals are sorted. I'll do the rest when i'm getting something back for them
Comment by Jedi Negotiator at 2010-01-27 16:37:03: If I do this who do I summit my game to get my HC awards? And is there a deadline?
[hc]HC Surpriser[/hc] has started taking in monthly screenshot entries and choosing out of the entries a few to become stat signature backgrounds. The 5 winners for January have been added!
EvaFIRE, MarkVBROWN, ReconDUST, ReconHAZE and ReconSHOCK
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-25 09:49:21: Good stuff :D
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-01-25 09:51:39: firestream is DA MAN!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-25 12:00:31: great headers Grifball Legend, thanks.
lots of updates to halosphere, thanks for all the hard work being put in to it.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-25 15:42:43: woo.
Comment by HC Chiller at 2010-01-25 15:48:35: Looking great!
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-01-25 17:12:16: Awesome! Who is HC Surpriser though? I guess they don't exist.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-25 17:22:17: Very nice.
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2010-01-25 17:47:06: sweet im so happy, mine made it.
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-01-25 17:58:40: Hern I exist he just linked to the wrong name I guess. Good work all around this week, Griff and Firestream
Comment by Mattty Man at 2010-01-26 10:12:58: Same here Scorpion :) all of the winners were cool!
Comment by El1t3M4st3r GR at 2010-01-26 16:58:14: Wooohooo General in Halo Wars thanks for teh updated!!!
Comment by Jocko L at 2010-02-02 14:55:07: Can't believe that my picture actually won :O Congrats to all others who won too :) Awesome contest, Surpriser!
Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight with [hc]Smyf[/hc]
[hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]Smyf[/hc]
Click the image below for the full rundown
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=23220&id=1352][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2vdfr5e.png[/img][/url]
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-25 00:09:18: Very nice Interview.
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-01-25 00:33:10: Great interview. Smyf is the man!
Comment by HC Doodle at 2010-01-25 02:13:01: awesome good job Dreamcrusher
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-25 07:49:05: I knew there was something weird about Smyf!
lol great interview.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-25 09:11:19: A very good read :D
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-01-25 21:00:02: Is smyf actually a Leprechaun? I always thought he was a Smurf.
Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight with [hc]HC Childish0gre[/hc]
[hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]HC Childish0gre[/hc]
Click the image below for the full rundown
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=22902&id=1352][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2yvp0gk.png[/img][/url]
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-18 08:11:11: Very nice.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-18 10:45:01: awsome as always! who's next?
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-18 12:14:13: Cool :) Was a very good read. Nice to know about Ogre :D
Cat & Mouse Tournament hosted by HaloCharts 40 & Above Group
[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/CATandMOUSE.png[/img]
On the heals of our holiday ROFL sled event, [hc]HC Hern[/hc] and the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2951]HaloCharts 40 & Above Group[/url] hosted another joint venture with the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2136]35 & Below Group [/url] and the [url=http://www.kop-clan.com/]KOP Clan[/url]
We had a great turnout with 15 teams of 3 and 45 total participants.
It was a single elimination Cat & Mouse Game varient tournament.
Congrats to [hc]Kiilimar[/hc], [hc]MLG MSergeant[/hc] & [hc]ZaccyBengence[/hc] (Who filled in for [hc]De4DzOn3[/hc] who had to miss the finals) for winning the championship.
I would like to give my personal thanks to HC Hern for all the work him and his team put into getting the map and gametype ready for the event and all that participated.
Read more [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=2951&page=3.%20Cat%20%20Mouse%20Event]HERE[/url]
Click the links to download the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=104501293]Map[/url] &
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=103666601]Gametype[/url].
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-16 23:33:53: oh yea! it was great fun. Gaussing has never been like this! LMAO. great games people.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-16 23:46:39: Looked fun :) Now im in 40A, i hope to play with you guys :D
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-17 00:03:33: Very nice. I missed it.
Comment by Fat 2the Sak at 2010-01-17 00:30:55: i dont have the access to read more
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-01-17 02:50:58: I fixed that. I had it set to only Group members. It is public now. Sorry about that
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2010-01-17 04:12:47: Good stuff indeed.
Comment by Surpriser at 2010-01-17 07:51:02: Loved it, this was WIN
Comment by Sensespanic at 2010-01-17 08:30:43: Hey Boss I just tried it again this morning to read it (9:30am EST) and it is telling me that either the page doesn't exist or I don't have access. I want to read about the fun I could have been having instead of watching the stupid Ravens!
Comment by firestream at 2010-01-17 08:50:41: Ok, I think the link will work now.
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-01-17 10:01:35: Thanks Firestream.
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-01-17 11:41:54: OMG Goose flying FTW!!
Comment by ssjsupervegeta at 2010-01-17 13:54:29: the red guy on the mongoose is firin his lazor!!!
Comment by hellraizer87 at 2010-01-17 22:31:02: I had fun playing BTB right before the Cat and Mouse game. I just wish that one day i will be in 40A
Comment by Smyf at 2010-01-18 13:18:32: Lol Vegeta I c wut wuz done thar
Comment by Darth Tabasco at 2010-01-19 09:24:18: Thanks for the games! Too bad my team lost in the first round, but I did enjoy the gametype.
Well done!
Comment by K0P Plague at 2010-01-21 15:54:18: I wish I had been able to be there - Looking forward to the next one!
Comment by BGH Flakjacket at 2010-01-23 00:18:14: Grrrrrr
Comment by HC Skateboard at 2010-01-26 10:21:15: Oh!!! This is the map that I tested with HC Hern!!!!!! everyone should download this NOW!
On the 12th January, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Hispaniola causing widespread damage and suffering to the country of Haiti and its people.
HaloCharts is calling upon its members to help do their bit to support the victims of this awful disaster by participating in the [url=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BeAHero]appeal[/url] recently launched by Bungie.
The best bit is it won't cost you anything and you get to play your favourite game whilst doing it!
All you have to do to take part is ensure your player emblem is set as a red heart on a white circle background and hop online to play a game of Halo 3 or ODST on Wednesday 20th or Thursday 21st January. Bungie will take care of the rest.
For every 1000 players that do this, Bungie will donate $100 to the Haitian appeal, upto a maximum of $77,000!
Also, if you can spare the money and are currently looking for some Bungie gear to wear, you can [url=http://www.bungiestore.com/category/38961761361/1/Be-a-Hero.htm]purchase[/url] the special Superintendant t-shirt they have just released. 100% of the profits will go directly to the aid relief.
Even better than this though, you can donate directly yourselves through sites such as [url=http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/]this[/url]. We urge everyone to give what they can.
However, whatever you decide to do, be sure to at least change your emblem and become a hero for the day!
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-16 10:19:09: I posted this in the Halo Talk Community too.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-16 10:41:40: Done :D
Comment by Sensespanic at 2010-01-16 10:43:19: This is a great thing they are doing. I hope a lot of people participate!
Comment by Z to the 99 at 2010-01-16 11:55:35: Lmao, yeah right Bungie will keep 70% of it. Greedy bast****
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2010-01-16 12:25:01: Zaylor, way to ruin an actual important topic...
Comment by RippinHeads at 2010-01-16 12:37:28: I plan on doing this and I hope you do too. I'm going to change mine today and leave it til next weekend. =)
Comment by I TIM I at 2010-01-16 13:05:46: The least we can do is change our emblem guys!!!
Comment by Dilligaf 3x23 at 2010-01-16 14:57:41: rippin u havent changed emblem yet...lol
Comment by HC Redemption at 2010-01-16 15:15:51: This is one thing I'll happily say "been there, done that, got the shirt."
Comment by Boss Vos at 2010-01-16 15:45:45: Done!!!
Comment by Z to the 99 at 2010-01-16 16:31:20: How is it important Scorpion? Changing your emblem wont turn the clock around.
Comment by firestream at 2010-01-16 16:40:36: If you read what Bungie has posted, they will donate more to the relief efforts based on how many change their emblems.
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2010-01-16 17:45:33: thank you firestream...
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-16 17:57:17: I hope everyone gets behind this and does what they can to help :) My symbol has been changed and will remain this way till the 22nd of January :D
Comment by MR DROZ at 2010-01-16 19:22:00: I've created a group on Bungie.net to organize the community in getting the word out to the less informed players. If interested in joining and helping us help others, please PM me and Ill tell you more.
Comment by Z to the 99 at 2010-01-16 19:40:01: Yes Scorpion, but my beliefs are that everything happens for a reason. Those who died are very unfortunate, life goes on...
Comment by xDr Slice x at 2010-01-16 20:24:00: Very nice, need more people to understand the bigger picture.
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2010-01-16 21:56:39: Good stuff guys!
Comment by hellraizer87 at 2010-01-17 22:32:16: I am short on money so i did the Emblem. I wish i could donate more.
Comment by BerserkerBarage at 2010-01-17 22:56:30: Baylor, seriously, were you abused as a child? I feel terrible for actually wishing that on someone, but it's about the only way I can explain your despicable behavior.
Thousands of people died and you want to take cheap shots at Bungie? Grow the -blam! up.
I already bought my t-shirt just like I did with the Katrina one.
~B.B.
Comment by Obi Wan Stevobi at 2010-01-18 07:56:28: :( Did not run into a single other heart emblem this weekend other than people in my own parties.
Comment by hellraizer87 at 2010-01-18 12:30:25: Im with halocharts and Bungie. Help out with ne thing you can. The only thing i could do is change my emblem so i did it yesterday and i will be that way till whenever.
Comment by CarnifexAutopsy at 2010-01-19 01:42:36: Bought the shirt and changed emblem. =)
Comment by CarnifexAutopsy at 2010-01-19 01:43:01: Bought the shirt and changed emblem. =)
Comment by Banzai at 2010-01-19 08:26:43: just change the emblem guys, its the least we can do, unless your honestly that lazy
Comment by Wandering at 2010-01-19 11:32:06: Thanks for sharing this. I was sad, cause there's no way I can play because I'll be at work, but that is one t-shirt I don't mind dropping money on, plus I'm donating through another site.
HC News by Smyf
[size=15][hc]Smyf[/hc] is at it again. The 2010 2nd edition of the HC News is up for your reading pleasure.[/size]
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-14 10:17:40: Once again..awsome!
Purple Impulse Theme by Firestream
I guess I'm on some kind of roll tonight with new themes. I decided to take a stab at a purple theme (Smyf, I'll still put yours up too!). I call this one Purple Impulse and I hope you like it.
Comment by i Schm00k at 2010-01-12 23:34:26: i like this one nice job
Comment by HC Turtle at 2010-01-13 00:00:43: Looking GOOOD.
Comment by WTFlavio at 2010-01-13 00:23:50: do you have to be a supporter to add this?
Comment by Nexty at 2010-01-13 00:38:40: This theme is the best one.
Comment by I TIM I at 2010-01-13 02:00:31: 3 new themes today!!! Awesome
Comment by essentre at 2010-01-13 08:11:24: Purple Impulse FTW!!
Comment by DreamCrusher at 2010-01-13 09:13:09: OMG OMG OMG OMG finally
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-13 09:14:28: Sweet, purple people rule.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-13 12:21:59: LMAO, now DC can have the illusion he has his Purple. LOL.
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2010-01-13 13:04:41: great look firestream n nice job!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-13 19:05:32: so many good ones to choose from.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-13 20:08:21: Very nice.
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2010-01-14 00:26:46: Awesome =D
Comment by IVIx JAKE xIVI at 2010-01-14 10:01:06: thats cool its the best out of all of them
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-01-16 19:39:02: I was using this one for awhile but whenever a haloshphere event comes up it disapears right away and I think its from this theme. Not 100% sure though but I am switching back to a different theme to see if it fixes the problem.
Comment by Xxfallen122xX at 2010-01-18 09:40:16: Purple Is my favorite color! xD Nice good job! ^^
Digital Camo Theme by Essentre!
There's another new theme for the site today, created by [hc]Essentre[/hc]. This theme is a highly asked for camouflage theme that gives the site lots of tan and brown goodness. Actually, I can't even see the site anymore...
Comment by Fat 2the Sak at 2010-01-12 20:36:36: i like it
FTW
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-12 20:42:20: damn, i like this one.
Comment by Z to the 99 at 2010-01-12 21:07:45: now where talking!
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-12 23:04:15: Semper-Fi Essentre. Thank you so much for this motivational Theme. Ooh-Rah.
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2010-01-13 13:04:25: nice work dude, looks good!
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-01-13 15:08:44: all MW2 style thanks Essentre!
Comment by fallvictim21 at 2010-01-15 23:21:15: Thank you Essentre the theme looks great.
Comment by HC Skateboard at 2010-01-26 10:20:20: SICK.
Work Time Fun Theme by Smyf
[hc]Smyf[/hc] came up with a brilliant theme for all you people with Jobs that surf HC when you should be working! The theme is called Work Time Fun and is meant to look like you have a Word Document open! Halocharts is NOT responsible for being caught surfing on the job, lol.
Comment by Vetoed at 2010-01-12 16:08:05: Brilliant theme resumes it all.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-12 16:17:06: WOW a white theme! Looks brill. Imma put it on now :D
Comment by Fat 2the Sak at 2010-01-12 16:18:34: this is hilarious
to bright for me though
i was tricked by the word document lol
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-12 16:56:12: probably going to use it at home. ;)
Comment by Fred W Phelps at 2010-01-12 17:44:41: This is brilliant. I've needed something like this >:)
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-12 17:56:57: brilliant job Smyf.
Comment by An Ebay Staffy at 2010-01-12 18:06:18: Prayers answered. Smyf you are a genius. Nuff said.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-12 18:36:34: Very nice.
Comment by ssjsupervegeta at 2010-01-12 18:56:56: lol nice smyf
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2010-01-12 19:06:11: finally I can HC at work! great job Smyf
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-13 09:15:18: If anyone gets busted at work, please tell us about it.
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-01-13 15:07:18: Sooo Bright!!! I like it
Comment by VIZlO at 2010-01-21 09:20:57: my job blocks the site completly :(
Comment by MY gunman at 2010-01-22 18:16:08: i like it, how can i put this theme on?
Revised, Regeared and Re-Engineer for your Comfort!!!
Halocharts' Firefight Challenge
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[b]Today we have launched a new Halocharts Firefight Challenge!![/b]
Check your bootstraps and get yourself ready for a challenge with an incredible view... [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC2Windswept][i]Windswept[/i][/url] is live and ready for you to jump in.
In case you missed it, we launched our first Halocharts Firefight Challenge 3 weeks ago; [url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3703&page=HCFFC1Insecurity][i]Insecurity[/i][/url] is still up and ready to play...
New Rules - Solo Play Now Available!!
What, you think those Covenant forces are just gonna lie down and die for ya? Think again ladies... Hit the SI below to get yourself in! It's time to play some Firefight!
Comment by Prillan at 2010-01-12 11:17:45: "Sorry, there are either no pages or you don't have access to this section.", huh?
Nice with solo though!
Comment by firestream at 2010-01-12 11:20:59: Try it now, I made the page public.
Comment by HC Redemption at 2010-01-12 11:28:14: haha... firestream to the rescue. Thanks!
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-12 12:38:28: I will be doing it :)
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2010-01-12 15:00:36: When you say Solo, I start to smile.
:D
Comment by HC Redemption at 2010-01-12 20:00:12: Awesome Thug... Solo is a great addition to the challenge (and is retro for Insecurity btw) - I LOL'd for real when I read through my notes and saw that I wrote "allow solo HJ's"...
Now which ever way you might interpret that quote, just know that it is allowed and we don't judge.
Community Spotlight by HC DreamCrusher
Community Spotlight with [hc]HC Hern[/hc]
[hc]HC DreamCrusher[/hc] has delivered us another great community spotlight featuring [hc]HC Hern[/hc]
[url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=22549&id=1352]Click Here[/url] for the full rundown
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-10 21:52:49: awesome.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-10 23:11:19: Very nice.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-11 13:06:59: Ahh 2 of my favorite people :)
Comment by HC Hern at 2010-01-11 17:44:49: Woohoo thanks Dreamcrusher for picking me for this weeks spotlight and for Halocharts community. I have never been so pleased with a community and I know I will be staying here for a long time! =]
HC Admins vs B.net Average Joes!
Back in December, the HC Admins and some Prophets got together for a challenge against the Bungie.net Average Joes. [hc]WarpedAlchemist[/hc] put togther a great summary of the event!
[hc]Obi Wan Stevobi[/hc] put together a montage as well:
Comment by K0P Inter at 2010-01-10 13:32:21: love the video Obi Wan
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-10 13:57:18: Boss has epic Host Lunge! hahaha. And love the hidden video link... very nice
Comment by jayitospartan17 at 2010-01-10 18:42:23: what happen hc? well this it for fun godd game bungie
Comment by Intense Iguana at 2010-01-10 19:05:33: redemption got OWNED on that ninja lol
Comment by FunkyTown at 2010-01-10 21:42:56: battle of teh noooobzzz
Comment by Obi Wan Stevobi at 2010-01-11 14:20:32: I tried to third person a few times in the video. That always looks really choppy in theater. But I didn't want to spend a ton of time fixing it, so just put it in anyway.
Games weren't any laggier than an average MM game.
Going to try to get some new themes out this month. Smyf built one that is just waiting on me, and 2 others have themes in the works.
The Game Finder By Date Range charts now let you click on a playlist in the games and filter the stats down to just that playlist. This is useful if you want to see how you did in a specific playlist over a date range.
Unfortunately, I need to disable the country filter on the leaderboards for most countries. It's due to a really bad performance problem that is dragging the whole site down. Hope to have a fix ASAP.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-06 13:42:13: Very nice change to the Game Finder! this can help out the Hammers group nicely. good work as always Firestream.
Big thanks to WarpedAlchemist for putting together an awesome set of games today with actor/musician Alex Skuby! It was a great time for all of us who got to play.
Special thanks to Alex for spending some time with Halocharts and getting indoctrinated into the curiously satisfying, highly addictive game we all love... Trust me, Firefight is merely one facet to a much larger Halo Universe.
You're welcome back here anytime!
Warped, I am hoping no tea bags were shared with our guest! It's never appropriate on the first date...
Comment by WarpedAlchemist at 2010-01-02 14:58:23: It was a great time and I do have autographs for all participants so I need everyone to PM me there information so I can get them sent out. Alex is leaving for California in a couple days but hopefull he will pick up an xbox on the way. He had a great time and he wanted me to thank everyone for comming out today.
Comment by WTFlavio at 2010-01-02 15:24:04: Not sure who this guy is, but if hes a freind of Warped, hes a freind of mine :)
Comment by baconuk at 2010-01-02 15:32:27: it was a good game i played.And i got the first game to play alex is a great guy met him loads of times i liz (warped) was stressing over this. you done really well im proud of you
love ya
ben
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-02 15:50:39: Very nice.
Comment by WarpedAlchemist at 2010-01-02 15:50:58: Love you too baby :)
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2010-01-02 16:36:25: ohh im so bummed, I forgot when this was. Ive been out of town for New Years.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-02 18:27:59: Yay! I also had the pleasure of first game with him, and he was a great guy to play with. I really enjoyed the time. He really did seem like he had a great time!
I just hope he also picks up a Xbox, and even stops by here once in awhile. It would be great to have him as part of the community.
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2010-01-04 02:22:12: Love you too baby :)
Comment by Markus Leoninus at 2010-01-04 14:01:16: Words fail me to describe just how cool I think it is that Warpy set this up and that a regular Joe like myself actually got to play Firefight with someone of Alex's talents and genius in the entertainment business.
It was an absolute pleasure for me. I found Alex to be a really cool guy whose personality and enthusiasm in the games is what social interaction on XBL is really all about, in my opinion.
Here's hoping Alex can find time again from what is doubtless a very demanding schedule to join us for more Firefight, or matchmaking, and perhaps even on our forums.
[i]That[/i] would be awesome.
=)
Comment by K0P Plague at 2010-01-07 13:17:04: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804923/
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!
There's a lot to look forward to this year in Halo. Reach Beta is probably only a few months away!
There's not a whole lot new around the site except for some HaloSphere changes.
Comment by 3Halo at 2010-01-01 18:37:34: Happy New Year firestream.
Comment by InvisibleSparta at 2010-01-01 19:57:12: Happy New Year!!!!
2010 will ROCK! So many hot things to come =)
Comment by JT MCslice at 2010-01-01 20:30:53: Happy New-Year Everyone, WOW! how the HC community has become, looking foward to this year with lots more to come.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2010-01-01 22:42:22: Happy new year guys :D
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2010-01-02 10:19:40: Happy New Year Halocharts! Lovin this place.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2010-01-02 12:08:22: happy new year!
Comment by XvXdominicanXvX at 2010-01-02 12:45:52: Happy New Year everyone!
Comment by WTFlavio at 2010-01-02 15:23:13: 2010!
A Decade into teh new millenium has been crazy fast
Comment by jayitospartan17 at 2010-01-10 12:29:01: happy new year for all. And i want a bungie armor jaja
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!!!
Sorry for the downtime today. HC has been under a huge DDoS attack all day. I guess the timing worked out though since today is a day off for most people.
Hope you all have a great Christmas tomorrow and can spend time with family and friends. Thanks for all of your support this past year and here's to another year!
Comment by GOTCHA 413 at 2009-12-24 20:52:03: Boy, I was beginning to wonder....lol
Happy Holidays!
Thanks!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-12-24 20:53:03: merry christmas!
Comment by b 2da lainer at 2009-12-24 20:53:32: what is a DDos attack
Comment by HC Doodle at 2009-12-24 20:54:59: everyone have a merry merry christmas :D
Comment by STL Legendary at 2009-12-24 21:07:14: Was the DDOS intentional?
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-24 21:11:33: Merry Xmas Firestream! and bah humbug to the no life DDOS'ers freaking people are just jealous they do not have the ability to run such a high quality and popular web page. forget about them, and lets bring in yet another year of Halocharts awesomesauce!
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-24 21:24:44: Merry Christmas.
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-24 21:40:32: Merry christmas FS thanks for everything
Comment by InvisibleSparta at 2009-12-24 22:34:55: Merry Christmas! Hope you'll enjoy your Holidays, get a lot of pleasure, pass time with family and friends and come back with a greater smile. I',m talking to EVERYONE! :)
See you next time, probably the next year!
Comment by HC Fearless at 2009-12-24 23:40:33: Thank you SOOO much FS for supporting the Christmas spirit and actuall Day MERRY Christmas to you too!!!! and to all of Halocharts!!! the greatest site/community on the Internet!!
Comment by HC Pooty at 2009-12-25 00:46:34: Merry Christmas HC
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-12-25 01:05:02: Merry Christmas everyone! Have a nice Christmas!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-25 09:11:51: Glad it's up! Merry Christmas to everyone!
Comment by TIMOTHEUS XIII at 2009-12-25 09:29:34: Merry Christmas all!!!
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-12-25 14:28:00: i wonder what celeberties will die next year
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2009-12-25 14:33:04: Glad it's up! Merry Christmas to everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a nice Christmas!
Operation: Winter Storm Winners!
Operation: Winter Storm Winners!
HaloCharts Player Page awards are in the works for the top 3 in each bracket and all participants!
As soon as addresses for winners come in I'll be sending out the prizes. It may be after the Christmas holiday before they actually ship. Xbox Live codes will be given out via an email.
Thanks to everyone who participated and thanks to FacilityB5D for putting the tournament on! They put in a tremendous amount of time and work on this and I'm pleased with how it turned out. Remember, this was all for a great cause and it looks like well over $200 will be going to the Child's Play Charity!
Also, thanks to [hc]Boss Vos[/hc] and [hc]Essentre[/hc] for their help on HC's side with this effort!
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2009-12-21 10:07:34: HC Chiller FTW!
Well done guys. Hope you all had fun :)
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-12-21 10:27:23: Nice job guys!
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-12-21 13:23:57: lol the 2v2 winner Level50Now... what a way to advertise. haha
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-12-21 14:38:52: Nice job everyone!
Especially Chiller =p
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2009-12-21 15:45:11: Level50now? its boosting company, and i thought boosting adv. is not allowed here
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-21 16:06:31: I just wish we could have raised more money.....but I had fun! Can't wait till the next one.
Comment by Level50now at 2009-12-21 16:56:29: It wasnt advertising. Childs Play is a charity i have contributed to for a few years. I actually worked with them at the Seattle's Childrend's Hospital. They are a great charity and i was happy to help out with donations. I wish more of this community would have gotten into the holiday spirit of giving
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-12-21 17:16:42: *cough* (fail)
But on other terms related, I would like to thank you guys for the words. I was happy to represent HC in it and had a great time too!
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-21 17:37:27: Very nice.
Comment by Hey you at 2009-12-21 20:11:21: Thank you HaloCharts for parenting with us for a great cause.
Look forward down the road working on events in the Halo Community with you guys :D
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-12-22 02:27:11: Nice job everyone!
Especially Chiller =p
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-12-22 11:55:11: Thanks GOOSE
Comment by Iist at 2009-12-22 13:41:26: Yea, i was just wondering. sorry
Comment by rB zadias at 2009-12-25 14:55:26: lolphotobucketbugs :3
Comment by Event Horizon at 2009-12-25 16:57:03: bandwidth exceeded fail XD
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-12-27 18:52:47: Who would be ignorant enough to DDoS attack on HC? What a prick.
Comment by Shatty555 at 2009-12-30 22:57:12: Bungie should totally feature us in Halo 4 :P
Comment by Hanter 03 at 2010-01-10 05:37:13: Sorry about the image issues. My photo-bucket account decided to max out the bandwidth for the first time ever when i posted the 3 images of the winners.
Deck the Halls 35B & 40A Tournament
In the spirit of the season, the [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2136]35 & Below[/url] and [url=http://halocharts.com/grouplist.php?id=2951]40 & Above[/url] groups collaborated for some ROFL fun!!!
We had a great turnout with 16 teams of 3 and 48 total participants.
It was a single elimination ROFL Sled, Rocket Race tournament.
Congrats to [hc]EgonSpenglerPHD[/hc], [hc]RippinHeads[/hc] & [hc]Yepainto[/hc] for winning the championship.
I would like to give my personal thanks to all that participated.
Below is the award that will appear on all of player pages shortly:
[img]http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq15/K0PPlague/DecktheHallsAward.png[/img]
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2009-12-20 08:56:31: Cool medal! Wish i could be a part of it :( No one has nominated me for 40 & above :(
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-12-20 10:56:45: We all had a blast Boss, thanks again for setting this tournament up and for all you do here on HC just so we can have fun! =D
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-12-20 11:20:23: Great games
Comment by chilled dino at 2009-12-20 11:31:54: It was fun i was sad to be knocked out in the second round tho
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-20 11:42:06: Awesome job to everyone who help contributed to making this happen. It was pretty fun considering I was knocked out in the first round but oh well! thanks.
Comment by TIMOTHEUS XIII at 2009-12-20 12:42:59: Thanks Boss for the getting it going...it was fun!! We'll get you next Rippin, Egon, Yepainto!!!!
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2009-12-20 13:18:39: congrats to the winners
Comment by Yepainto at 2009-12-20 13:54:28: Had a blast and look forward to seeing what you guys can cook up next! GG to all who played!
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2009-12-20 14:30:25: awesome :D
Comment by Sacred thorn at 2009-12-20 20:46:35: aww that sounded fun and I'm not a part of either gruop :( lol. Oh well, Gratz to u 3 for winning! :D musta been hectic with all u guys XD
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-20 21:42:37: Very nice.
Comment by H3WM Psyfireman at 2009-12-21 07:31:19: This tourney was a LOT of fun. I am glad that I got to participate. Great work Boss and other leaders.
2009 Best of Halo Awards
Now Accepting Nominations
It's that time of year again. [hc]bs angel[/hc] of [url=http://hawtymcbloggy.com]Hawty McBloggy[/url] is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Best of Halo Awards. Head on over and get your voice heard. This year's categories are:
Biggest Halo News
Biggest Community Contributor (website)
Biggest Community Contributor (individual)
Best Montage
Best Machinima Series
Best video (single non montage)
Best Screenshot
Best Social Site
Best Fan Made Contribution
Best ODST Firefight Map
Nominations can be made until December 23rd. Take the jump, and make your nominations known: [url=http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2009/12/16/2009-best-of-halo-awards-accepting-nominations/]HMB's 2009 Best of Halo Nominations[/url]
Comment by firestream at 2009-12-17 10:53:20: We better some some HC nominations get posted, lol!!!
Comment by iliusions at 2009-12-17 10:57:35: why isnt there a "best player" nomination thing? thats kinda dumb.
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-12-17 10:59:16: Best Social Site: HaloCharts
Biggest Community Contributor (website): HaloCharts
Biggest Community Contributor (individual): Firestream
These are no brainers my friends
Comment by Hal at 2009-12-17 11:00:45: Good luck to all nominees
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-12-17 11:07:48: I forgot something. We should al SERIOUSLY consider REDEMPTION for individual contributer. What he did with the campaign challenge this year was nothing short of fantastic.
Comment by firestream at 2009-12-17 11:10:01: I second that notion. Surely we can organize a enough active people here to nominate HC and Redemption! Let's do it!
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-12-17 11:10:44: We need to message her to get Redemption nominated.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-17 11:37:02: Consider it done. I have voted.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-17 13:23:14: Halo charts #1
Redemption, you got my vote.
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2009-12-17 15:34:18: hope HC wins.
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-17 17:05:32: I hope HaloCharts wins and HC Redemption.
Comment by Halcylon at 2009-12-18 12:22:15: Oooooh. That gold chief is so awesome. Someone awesome must be responsible for that awesomeness... its so awesome...
^_^
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2009-12-18 17:58:55: :D Awesome. ofc, im going to nominate and prefrer HC!
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-12-18 18:29:29: HALOCHARTS all the wayy
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-12-18 18:40:33: *categories
Comment by Pete VenkmanPHD at 2009-12-18 18:44:32: Lieutenant*
lol! Thanks!
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2010-01-08 14:07:20: HC FTW! I can't remember if i voted Firestream or HC Redemption...
Site Update: December 15, 2009
[hc]HC Chiller[/hc] is starting back the HC Favs! I'll update this post once I have a link to show you, but get ready to start submitting to the favorites again!
[hc]VIRUS V71[/hc] has started a group for all HC Elites! If you want to be a part of it, check it out here.
Fixed some game loader bugs for certain game types not loading. Thanks to [hc]HC Fortitude[/hc] for the heads up!
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2009-12-18 17:58:06: Thank you!
Site Update: December 9, 2009
HaloSphere Updates
HaloSphere Random Encounters will now appear randomly as you're browsing the site (if you're a HaloSphere player). You can turn them off under My Account
Added a High Skill Breakdown section for HaloSphere
Added win/loss streak info to HaloSphere Quick Stats
Added skulls as rare items you can get after winning battles. Each skull has a different purpose when used or kept. There is some mystery to them still also. :)
Added a HaloSphere tab to main player pages so you can quickly jump to somebody's HaloSphere profile.
[url=http://www.facilityb5d.com/forum/index.php]Facility B5D[/url], in association with HaloCharts, is proud to announce to you... Operation: Winter Storm!
This tournament is to raise money for [url=http://www.childsplaycharity.org/events.php]Childsplay[/url], a charity of gamers that raises money to buy games, toys, and other things for children in children's hospitals around the world. We have several brackets for you to compete in, each with a $5 entry fee. You can enter as many brackets as you wish, but you will only be able to receive prizes from one bracket. If you win, place, or show in multiple brackets, your prizes from the one of your choosing will be given to the next lowest placing team.
Check out the full write up [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=21149&id=1352]HERE[/url]
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-06 20:53:03: Sounds like a great cause. I wish I could join but to many time constraints keep me from these things. I hope there's a lot of people to attend.
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-06 22:17:58: Very nice.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-07 09:09:52: Outstanding cause, Another reason HC rocks!
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-12-08 21:28:00: One question: if I register and donate, and I can't make it the day the game is, can I give my registration to a friend?
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-14 20:04:37: Psst never mind I'm in this.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-04 13:40:58: Good news about Halosphere! Iam one of the many that stay away from griffball
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-04 14:04:52: Very nice.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-12-04 15:45:47: not going to even attempt getting high on that leaderboard.
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-12-04 17:55:06: will that mess up the hc score at all since its ranked?
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-12-04 20:21:44: i dont know if itll mess up hc score... but it will make people REAL ranked killionaires, overkills, exterms and all that illegitimate...
essentially itll skew all the ranked multi-kill / kill spree medals..
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-04 21:59:03: they are still ranked multi-kills as it is a ranked playlist.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-12-05 12:56:45: it is a ranked playlist... but I think the ranked GB multi-kills should have their own category and not be a part of the normal ranked leaderboards...
Comment by Mattty Man at 2009-12-06 07:01:12: I agree with HC TheBigL.
Comment by GOTCHA 413 at 2009-12-06 15:16:24: I need a team....randoms keep booting, quitting and betraying.
Christmas theme by Essentre!
[hc]Essentre[/hc] is getting us ready for the Holidays with an awesome new Christmas theme! Its the default theme now on the site for the month, but you can always change to another theme if you're a supporter, but why would you? :)
Comment by RM ZZach at 2009-12-02 11:29:44: WooT! This is awesome, keeps you in the holiday and halo 3 cheer!
Comment by Hal at 2009-12-02 11:41:22: SO GREEN! nice work essentre....
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-02 11:56:30: Another Pimpin theme! good job!
Comment by Smyf at 2009-12-02 14:48:45: You would change to another theme because I forced you to.
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-02 16:18:48: Awesome theme very festive! I'm changing right now. Sorry smyf.....
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2009-12-02 17:30:36: for the holidays, why not?
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-12-02 18:01:36: Tis the season.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-12-02 18:07:19: dear essentre, i love you.
Comment by GOTCHA 413 at 2009-12-02 19:12:27: I love it...good job Essentre!
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-12-02 19:50:54: Very nice.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-02 22:03:29: I still use your flame theme Smyf... I just think this one looks good. But still not all into the holiday spirit from my recent events. But it is still good, and i give the credit that is deserved.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-03 07:05:50: Awsome fo the holidays! thanks very much, appreciate all your hard work!
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-12-03 07:43:55: Merry Christmas !!!
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-12-03 15:43:42: A cheerful theme that even a born again agnostic like me can truly appreciate! Nice work essentre!!
Site Update: December 1, 2009
New Prophets!
[hc]WarpedAlchemist[/hc], [hc]HC Kr0nicus[/hc] and [hc]ZaccyBengence[/hc] have joined the site staff as prophets!
A Remove From Group link has been added to the group ranks page. You can easily remove people that haven't been active now. Idea by Boss Vos!
If you click Read or Unread next to a message, you'll automatically go to the reply form for that message. Just a time-saver.
Added a little "Member is Online" notice over on the right side of player pages, if the member is on Halocharts.
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-12-01 21:07:35: FIRST! Great Job FS! Love the Online thingy. The next best step would to be able to see which forum they are in or what they are doing on HC.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-12-01 21:08:17: congrats to the new prophets!
Comment by HC DarkScorpion at 2009-12-01 21:15:43: thats a great idea chiller, hope they do that soon
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-12-01 21:16:13: Happy face.
:)
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-01 21:28:41: Will we have an option to choose if we want this Online thing to display or not Firestream?
Comment by firestream at 2009-12-01 22:03:45: You can turn the option 'Show your online status' under My Account to No and the message won't appear.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-12-01 22:28:57: Ah cool deal. thanks Firestream. I like to be stealthy sometimes!
Comment by HC Childish 0gre at 2009-12-02 00:35:09: Must be desperate if Zaccy is a Prophet.....yikes
lol jk
Congrats to the new Prophets!!! You guys are truly awesome and i KNOW how much you guys do for this site and the community. So thanks for all your hard work and PLEASE try not to ban me too often :)
0gre
Comment by Kr0ni at 2009-12-02 08:45:20: First order of business.. ban Childish Ogre, lol
thanks guys, much appreciated. and thanks to the other Admins/Mods for the vote of confidence.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-12-02 11:45:11: congrats guys and gal :D
Comment by RM ZZach at 2009-12-02 15:42:08: Grats to the new HC Prophets!!
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-12-02 16:27:33: That online status thing is pretty useful I've been waiting that feature for quite sometime. Thanks! Congratz to all new prophets!!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-04 18:42:47: Way to go Prophets, look foward to seeing you around.
8-Bit Brigade presents: The 2009 Child's Play Fund Raiser!
In 2007, we raised $485 for Child's Play.
In 2008, we raised $1,140.
This year, our goal is $1,500, and we'll need your help to hit that lofty mark! Check out the event page at [url]http://www.8bitbrigade.com/childsplay2009[/url] for more details and complete rules.
As you can see, we have some awesome prizes in our raffle this year, including Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time for the PlayStation 3, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero bundles, signed albums from MC Frontalot, download codes for Wits & Wagers and Defense Grid, a plush Maw (from the Xbox Live Arcade game "The Maw"), PAX Swag Packs, t-shirts, posters, and more!
It's only a dollar per ticket this year, and you can buy as many tickets as you want to increase your odds of winning. You can win multiple prizes, and if you end up with a prize you don't want or can't use, you'll be able to trade with your fellow winners or let us put the item up for bid (with all proceeds going to Child's Play, of course).
We know that times are tough for a lot of people right now, and you may not have as much money to donate to charity as you did in years past, but every dollar helps! If you're unable to donate money, why not spread the word to friends and family? If we can get the word out to a wide audience, I'm sure we can hit our goal even in these difficult financial times. The event ends on December 12th, so don't put it off until later!
Thanks for reading all of this, and let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!
Thanks for your support! [Hc]CzarCastic[/hc]
9 comment(s) - Posted by Pete VenkmanPHD
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-12-01 09:38:44: Very nice to do this again, Hopefully we beat last years again. Let's see what Santa brings and go from there.
Comment by CzarCastic at 2009-12-01 10:08:34: Thanks for the post, Pete! Now, everybody go donate! Let me know if you have comments, questions or suggestions. Thanks.
Comment by firestream at 2009-12-01 10:54:02: Thanks for posting this! Lets see if we can help them reach their goal!
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-12-01 12:05:50: Donation sent. Thanks for posting this Pete.
Comment by fightclubjeff at 2009-12-01 12:19:41: It would be awesome if we could shatter our goal.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-12-01 17:56:18: sounds awesome. :)
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-12-02 18:05:04: I'm glad you guys are trying to do something good, but I have to ask: wouldn't it make more sense for the game you give away to be for the Xbox, since that's what we clearly all have?
Comment by fightclubjeff at 2009-12-03 12:41:57: Several of the prizes are donated, it's hard to ask a doner to provide xbox games only.
Comment by CzarCastic at 2009-12-07 07:36:39: We cater to all gamers. As such, our charity fund raiser targets players across all platforms. This happens to be HaloCharts, which is obviously an Xbox platform, but we've reached out across the board for donations. As Jeff said, we aren't in a position to deny donations from sponsors, so we gratiously accept anything they are willing to offer to help us. However, just so you know, we now have Bungie as a sponsor. Check out our updated prize list for all of the cool signed swag that Bungie has provided. Thanks for your interest! Good luck if you donate!
New Site Theme by Smyf!
[hc]Smyf[/hc], our very own news anchor took some time out of his busy news-preparing day to work up a theme for us all! As a supporter, you can switch to this awesome new theme by going to My Account. Thanks Smyf!
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-11-29 19:20:22: wow... sick!
I love it.. now the tough decision, the red theme or this??
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-11-29 19:42:17: Ewww I'm getting this right now!!! Thanks Smyf!
Comment by KOP Legacy at 2009-11-29 19:47:19: This theme is amazing, great job Smyf!
Comment by HC Turtle at 2009-11-29 19:50:05: I'll still use Green Machine...But a job well done, Smyf!
Comment by HUGH 2 THE BERT at 2009-11-29 20:13:33: Nice work Smyf!
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-11-29 20:54:41: Very nice.
Comment by RM ZZach at 2009-11-29 21:21:42: Sick!! Nice work Smyf!
Comment by Hal at 2009-11-29 21:32:10: good lord smyf thats wicked!!!!!!
Comment by HC Aneurysm at 2009-11-30 01:14:48: brings out the inner pyromaniac in all of us.
Great job smyf
Comment by Smyf at 2009-11-30 01:37:28: Cheers for the nice words guys.
Comment by Local Stranger at 2009-11-30 02:27:36: [quote] Smyf, our very own news anchor took some time out of his busy news-preparing day to work up a theme [u][b]for us all![/b][/u] As a supporter, you can switch to this awesome new theme by going to My Account. Thanks Smyf! [/quote]
If it is as it says, "for us all", then why am I not able to switch my theme to it?! Yeah that's what I thought, it's not for us all, when really, it should be!
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-11-30 14:02:13: beast! *chooses it as new theme*
Comment by essentre at 2009-11-30 14:22:43: wicked awesome!!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-30 17:29:22: i like this one. :)
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-11-30 20:28:37: its sooo colorful
lol Thanks Smyf
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-12-01 12:59:53: I would LOVE to see a camouflage theme for HC... Digital Camo would rock mny socks :D
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2009-12-02 04:59:30: Love it. My new default :D
Comment by Void Of Hope at 2009-12-02 06:12:30: Hop off Smyf's sack, he's mine wut
Halo iPhone / iPod Touch Collection
I took all of the Halo 3 & ODST wallpapers I have made and set up some iphone / ipod touch sized versions of each. Just click on the graphic above to see links for each file individually. Enjoy!
Comment by IIII CH1EF IIII at 2009-11-20 04:13:59: This is awesome for Touch! Thank you!
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-11-20 10:13:06: MINE!
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-11-22 10:54:02: what about for my crackberry?
Comment by HC Pooty at 2009-11-22 19:15:22: hey these are sweet whoever made them, im gonna use the purple/blue recon looking one :)
Thanks!
Comment by GOTCHA 413 at 2009-12-02 19:11:35: AMAZING GRAPHICS! WELL DONE!
Site Update: November 18, 2009
Louis Wu wins The Firestream Firefight!
We were able to play 4 great games of Firefight LIVE on TRR. Each player is sporting a cool Participant medal and [hc]Louis Wu[/hc] is now the sole owner of the Firestream Firefight WINNER medal! That's pretty much as cool as Reconz. Really.
Big thanks to everyone who watched TRR last night! It was a lot of fun, and a great chance to get to know some other community leaders out there. Also, thanks go out to Kete and InsaneFREAKBOY for their work on The Running Riot and for having us all back again for the event!
In other news...
A Halo news feed box has been added to the front page. The feed pulls from HBO's daily news posts.
A bug was fixed in country HCS ranks. Your rank probably went down though :(
The Game Finder by date has been improved to accept date ranges. Also, all columns are sortable now. Useful to find your best game in the last month, etc.
Raised the requirements of the Ground Support classification
SFX360 is holding a little contest and giving out some HC Supporter status! Check it out here...
Comment by TIMOTHEUS XIII at 2009-11-18 11:43:03: yes..the country ranks went down..I went from 670's to 1120's .....oh well more work to be done I guess...thanks for working so hard
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-18 15:47:06: TRR was awesome last night. :)
Comment by Demonify at 2009-11-18 18:31:29: Shout out to SFX360 for the "little" contest.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-11-18 20:36:57: Outstsanding! thanks again.
Comment by iliusions at 2009-11-19 10:53:51: all these people went down however ve not heard one person say they went up, what exactly did you change?
Comment by HC Doodle at 2009-11-19 19:54:04: when are the SFX 360 results in
Comment by KOP Legacy at 2009-11-20 22:53:05: SFX has given their memberships away, I logged on today and I was a supporter :D Thanks to Halocharts and SFX 360
New Site Theme by Essentre!
[hc]Essentre[/hc] put together a new theme for the site called "Red Fury". For Supporters, to switch to it, just go to My Account and choose the theme in the Theme Selector. Its a very slick looking red theme!
Also, I fixed some bugs related to Fall & Traffic Cone kills for both Halo 3 and ODST. I also fixed a glitch with Halo 3 medals earned percentage.
Comment by daza maza at 2009-11-14 10:09:12: oooh i've been waiting for a red one, this is a keeper.
Comment by De4DzOn3 at 2009-11-14 10:11:04: Awesome! nice work essentre
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-11-14 10:12:39: I think I like this much more than the blue background. So I'll switch from the green one now, to the red.
:)
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2009-11-14 10:47:54: Looks proper nice :) Just another thing to look forward to untill i donate :)
Comment by RM ZZach at 2009-11-14 10:56:05: Nice Work indeed essentre! I wish though that the headers would still rotate. But other than that I def love it
Comment by HC Hern at 2009-11-14 10:57:19: Awesome I love change! =]
Comment by iliusions at 2009-11-14 11:25:32: looks nice =D
Comment by HC Monstr at 2009-11-14 12:11:06: hmm red i like :)
Comment by HC Doodle at 2009-11-14 12:21:03: i love it best one yet hc
Comment by Hal at 2009-11-14 12:28:10: Essentre made a good one, however it is had to see the admins.....
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-11-14 12:55:41: wow.. looks sick.. nice work man
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-14 13:33:38: i'll try it out, but i'll probably switch back to the original theme like i am now. ha. ;)
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-11-14 13:43:23: Very nice.
Comment by Razr11 v2 at 2009-11-14 13:50:28: i want a orange theme please.
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-11-14 14:21:42: Its good I like
Comment by New Pro at 2009-11-14 16:56:37: im using this one over blue now
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-11-14 19:52:00: I like it =) Thanks!
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-11-15 09:23:05: holy moly. great work essentre!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-11-15 11:34:28: love it! thanks alot.
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-11-15 12:02:13: Cool it looks great
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-11-15 22:46:44: Now for a Military Camo style theme. If only I was good enough to do it, I would take that on myself. Maybe I will tinker with it a little.
Comment by essentre at 2009-11-16 08:28:45: Thanks guys. USMC Veteran and l Razor l, I like your suggestions, I'll see if I can come up with something!
Comment by De4DzOn3 at 2009-11-17 12:14:07: Hey essentre did you add the word "hey" at the right of halocharts at the top?
Comment by Razr11 v2 at 2009-11-18 10:58:47: cool thanks
The Firestream Firefight!
It's payback time!
The Running Riot is taking a step back from the Live Podcast series to hold a special event.
Back in July, TRR interviewed Firestream from HaloCharts live and the broadcast did not record and it was lost forever. To make it up to him we are holding a LIVE event on Tuesday, November 17th 9:30pm ET called "The Firestream Firefight".
We will be broadcasting Firefight matches with some members of the Halo community you might know. The following gamertags may seem familiar to you:
bs angel from Hawty McBloggy
Insane54 from Forge Hub
Louis Wu from HBO
Jironimo from Ascendant Justice
Come over to The Running Riot on the 17th to tune into the live show and chat along with us!
Comment by HC Clutchy at 2009-11-13 20:35:49: Woo! I'll be watching!
Comment by Hal at 2009-11-13 20:42:10: I will be watching as well.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-13 20:47:08: can't wait.
Comment by Moses The 1st at 2009-11-13 20:55:09: I'll be watching but i wanna play haha :P
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-11-13 22:10:58: Looking forward to it.
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-11-13 23:32:31: Who is Firestream?
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-11-14 00:07:14: I heard he's this really nerdy 10 year old that thinks he's better than everyone else just cuz he's got a high skill of 9 or 10. LOL
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-11-14 00:25:22: Very nice.
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-14 00:32:57: cool, ill probably watch it
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-11-15 11:33:54: sweet, I'll be there!
Comment by insane at 2009-11-17 09:46:28: i cant wait..multi-communities having multi-fun...
Comment by NOKYARD at 2009-11-17 15:41:30: 7 players??? Interesting to see how this will work.
Site Update: November 12, 2009
Player Classifications!
There's a new system in place for Supporters called the Player Classification system.
Basically, as a player, you can be classified based on your skills in certain parts of the game. These classifications can be very useful to other players looking to setup the perfect team, etc.
Supporters will now see classifications that you meet on your player page. You can click any of these to see a list of players in that class.
There are only 6 classifications, each with 3 grades right now. More are in the works and will be added as they are finalized. A complete list of possible classes will be posted soon.
This has been in the works for a long time, and I couldn't have rolled it out without the help of the HC Classifications group and the active members in there!
Update: There is now a full list of available Classifications and their requirements. Here is a direct link, but a link to it has been added to the Halo 3 section up on the top navigation.
Skill Graphs!
I borrowed the Skill Graph from HaloSphere and set it up for Supporters so that you can see all of your ranked playlist skill graphs. The results are pretty interesting.
If you're a supporter, check out your player page and click Skill Graphs down in the list of charts.
I'm planning on making an 'all-in-one' graph that will be displayed on all supporter player pages in the future
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-11-12 11:50:59: awesome job!
Comment by chilled dino at 2009-11-12 12:13:54: so BA i like it
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-11-12 12:23:45: AWESOME. Will there be a way to know how to get certain ones?
Comment by atrained rdvark at 2009-11-12 12:58:38: Additional flair on the player pages is always a win in my book. I only have Support player grade 1, wow I do suck ha ha..
Comment by RM ZZach at 2009-11-12 13:04:14: Indeed this is an awesome addition to the player pages. Is there anyway we can see the list/requirments of all six of the classifications??
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-11-12 13:10:02: Very nice. Keep up the good work firestream.
Comment by ssjsupervegeta at 2009-11-12 13:36:41: I'm going straight for the master sniper.
Comment by MushbedeBUG at 2009-11-12 14:12:18: Shouldn't the Hog Gunner classification include normal hog turret kills and gauss kills?
Comment by firestream at 2009-11-12 14:15:30: We excluded Gauss because of its limited availability.
Comment by MushbedeBUG at 2009-11-12 14:17:59: Shouldn't the Hog Gunner classification include normal hog turret kills and gauss kills?
Comment by MushbedeBUG at 2009-11-12 14:20:25: Ok, sorry double post...
Comment by Gunner Rya at 2009-11-12 15:18:23: What are the criteria for going up levels?
Comment by Gunner Rya at 2009-11-12 15:18:41: nevermind
Comment by iliusions at 2009-11-12 15:29:09: woo i have a 3 point ground specialist and im a laser master =D
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-11-12 17:07:26: great job FS. Can you add the total games below the playlist. It would help give perspective to how long a time line we are looking at
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-12 17:39:44: i'm in love.
Comment by SilentStorm20 at 2009-11-12 17:53:25: I think this is one of the coolest updates to this site in a while. Though, it looks like I meet the requirements for "ground support." So why does my page only say "Support grade 2?" Do those 750 games all have to be in a single playlist, or what?
Comment by iliusions at 2009-11-12 18:09:08: yes they do silent =P
Comment by SilentStorm20 at 2009-11-12 18:15:23: Ah I see. I wonder what my 500 are in? Any way to tell that? (probably SBTB)
Comment by El1t3M4st3r GR at 2009-11-12 19:03:55: awesome update it says im a Ghost Buster wooohooo lol!!!
Comment by HC Doodle at 2009-11-12 19:25:33: i love site updates :)
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-11-12 20:31:23: way to go FS!
Comment by New Pro at 2009-11-13 00:04:30: these are sick i love em
Comment by toddtristan at 2009-11-13 06:34:32: There's something wrong with my Team Swat chart. It goes back to skill zero partway through the graph. O.o
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2009-11-13 07:59:21: this looks great and nice job. I love anything extra for the player pages and this really should help getting more people to play together. well done as always!
Comment by v C h R ii S vV at 2009-11-13 15:04:28: im thinkin about becoming a supporter
Comment by v C h R ii S vV at 2009-11-13 15:05:36: but the thing is i dont have a paypal or any online paying account for that matter and mailing cash is unsafe. any way to pay by credit/debit card?
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-11-20 18:54:48: I like the new classifications also. I was disappointed ot find that I don't even qualify for the Hog Driver grade 1 though-those numbers seem pretty high to me... And since only 84 people managed to make it to grade 1, out of the whole site, I'm thinking it may be a little high.
Comment by RainingBlood91 at 2009-11-29 00:49:36: where do u find ur skill graphs?
Comment by II topleaf II at 2009-12-01 15:09:18: whats this graph ment to show you exsactly
sorry if thats a stupid question but, yeah im no fully sure
because my ranks a 40 or higher in all of those playlists shown
Sticktoberfest Results
And the Winner is...
[align=center][img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/11_09_2009_1_03_53_Stickfest_fp.png[/img]
Congratulations to [hc]POWERJET[/hc] for putting up an amazing number of sticks during the month of October...
You've done an awesome job bro - you may now return to Social!
[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/11_09_2009_1_10_51_jet_fb.png[/img]
Read and Discuss Here: [url=http://halocharts.com/groupforum.php?view=topic&topic_id=20120&id=1352][i]CLICK![/i][/url][/align]
Thanks for playing!!
Redemption
Comment by HUGH 2 THE BERT at 2009-11-09 13:22:37: Awesome Job POWERJET! And great job Redemption on making Sticktoberfest such a success!
Comment by New Pro at 2009-11-09 14:15:46: gratz powerjet
Comment by Gnoizic at 2009-11-09 14:32:28: Awesome work everyone! I'm glad I made the top 5!
Comment by POWERJET at 2009-11-09 15:35:54: Nice, thanks guys. I know im a freak and play too much..... but i love sticking, thanks
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-09 18:04:18: wooo im #59!!!! ot of 754, congrats on the win PowerJet :)
Add me so we can stick eachother, wait that ddint come out right...
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-11-09 22:48:59: Very nice.
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-11-10 00:46:12: Congratulations! Great work =D
Comment by firestream at 2009-11-10 08:48:57: Participant awards are out if you got at least 1 stick during the event!
Comment by MiguelNEZ at 2009-11-13 10:02:25: wow i cant believe i got #15
thats what i get for not trying the whole month
Site Update: November 5, 2009
Results for Sticktoberfest are almost ready to be shown. There's some big numbers!
Major armor changes in HaloSphere. Armor is now split into 3 pieces, each bought and equipped seperately.
There is a HaloSphere Score (HSS) and game ranking now
The top titles on the site will now be random sayings brought in from the community and staff. Should be some real gems up there from time to time. :)
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-06 07:48:19: awesome. :) :)
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-11-06 10:23:08: one of my fav updates of late :D
Comment by x iTz Trapt at 2009-11-06 14:22:59: Can't wait for sticktober results =)
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-06 14:36:19: "there are some big numbers!"
damn, i doubt a couple 100 sticks are that big, oh well at least i get a medal on my page :)
Comment by Gunner Rya at 2009-11-06 15:42:34: Are we meant to have the awards already?
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-06 18:23:29: not sure, but i dont
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-11-06 20:46:36: It's official... I won Sticktoberfest. Unfortunately I had to disqualify everyone else that entered. Yay Redemption!
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-07 10:39:42: thats a good one :)
Comment by Gunner Rya at 2009-11-08 10:22:10: :( no
I had about 3, so I win.
I went for least sticks :)
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-09 18:05:30: i iddnt get an award on my page :(
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-11 00:30:11: okay its there now
Site Update: November 2, 2009
I *think* all of the Ranked Living Dead issues have been worked out. If you're a supporter, collect player data again and let me know if you have any issues still.
Added 3 new achievements to HaloSphere. If you're playing it though, please note that a stat reset is going to happen tomorrow, so don't waste your time on anything until then. The stat reset is necessary due to the number of glitches that were fixed, but lead to players having abnormally high stats.
Comment by Jedi Negotiator at 2009-11-02 22:07:24: Hm...I am happy with your work firestram but I dont think after gaining such a high skill and putting all my time in the game I will continue to play once the stats are reset...oh well it was a nice ride.
Comment by Herb at 2009-11-02 22:50:09: My rank for Living Dead did rise, but I played 2 games on my 45 and it still says 44. :( Tis life.
And Hooray for HaloSphere resets!
Comment by Proflame at 2009-11-03 02:50:59: Well, the K/D per playlist still combines ranked and social living dead. That's the only thing left I see.
Comment by o0Domination0o at 2009-11-03 06:23:31: Yup worked fine for me now thanks
Comment by essentre at 2009-11-03 10:32:39: Is there going to be another stat reset when it moves out of beta?
Comment by HC Fearless at 2009-11-03 15:05:55: Um... are you gona put those templates I sent you in use??
Comment by firestream at 2009-11-03 15:25:57: Hey Venomous, thanks for reminding me! I'll add those asap.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-03 16:46:10: cool, cool. :)
Comment by iliusions at 2009-11-03 18:17:04: Which issue with ranked living dead is it hat you fixed?the problems i was having are still there =S
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-11-03 22:55:58: Very nice.
Comment by HC Fearless at 2009-11-04 08:12:51: lol ok FS I cant wait to see em lol
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-11-04 08:51:57: Thanks for the heads-up! you da man.
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-11-04 14:33:34: If you still have problems with LD stats, PM him with the exact problems.
New Desktop: Redemption
AJ - Thank you for all you have done and given to HC over the past year and a half!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-01 13:11:58: firestream, you're becoming a graphic artist.
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-11-01 13:19:39: that is one awesome background. I will use it as an memory of AJ.
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-11-01 21:37:11: Awesome! In the Halo 3 pic the colors are actaully green but here they are pink/purple. Must've been hard. GREAT WORK Red!
Comment by daplumpkin at 2009-11-02 01:58:50: incredible
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-11-02 20:10:47: My background noa!!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-11-04 08:51:16: awsome screenshot! for sure a keeper! thanks
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-11-06 20:48:11: so far this my personal favorite desktop image - hands down... thanks firestream!
Comment by RainingBlood91 at 2009-11-29 00:46:54: yeah nice job, the effects are awesome on this pic
Comment by iliusions at 2009-10-31 23:28:03: kewl, very professional looking =D
Comment by Proflame at 2009-11-01 00:58:56: Awesomesauce, nice work
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-11-01 01:31:05: saw it on dA, nice.
Comment by Smyf at 2009-11-01 04:05:54: Nice fractal.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-11-04 08:52:26: Hardcore for sure!
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-11-06 20:49:18: another awesome desktop image... you know, you show some rough promise at this whole graphic arts thing... ;)
seriously awesome job bro...
Sticktoberfest Prizes!
Sticktoberfest Prize List!
Here are the prizes for HaloChart's 1st Annual Sticktoberfest!
[img]http://www.turtlebeach.com/Portals/0/images/Products/EF_X31/main_logo_01.jpg[/img] 1st place: A set of [url=http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx3/home.aspx]Turtle Beach X31 wireless headphones[/url]
2nd place: 1600 Microsoft Points
Top 5 get Lifetime Supporter status if they don't already have it
Top 10 player page award for players in the Top 10
All players participating get a participant player page award
Entrance to Sticktoberfest is now closed. 750 players are in!
Winners will be announced a couple weeks into November
Comment by x iTz Trapt at 2009-10-30 07:46:05: Cool, when are winners going to be announced?
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-10-30 08:39:28: outstanding! thanks for keeping everything going stong with great additions non-stop.
Comment by Hal at 2009-10-30 09:25:48: That is a great prize
Comment by Nefarious Fool at 2009-10-30 10:16:40: waaaa I don' thave a chance in this... I never got to play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-10-30 10:53:42: lol nefarious.... its only been going on for a month..lol
but great prizes FS, as always.. another successful contest.. best of luck to HC One Stick.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-10-30 11:48:06: very nice prizes.
Comment by BIZaGoten at 2009-10-30 13:07:52: i got 13 sticks in ONE game :P
Comment by UGA Hidden at 2009-10-30 14:45:37: how will u guys know how many sticks we get
Comment by firestream at 2009-10-30 14:48:44: A specialized stat collector is being setup to scan Bungie and all the games you play during the month of October and count up your sticks.
Comment by ODSTxSHELBURNE at 2009-10-30 16:31:02: That is awesome that your giving out turtle beach headset. I wish i would have tried harder but at least i get a player page award.
Comment by Proflame at 2009-10-30 16:40:11: Awesome prize firestream, too bad I fail at sticking anything that isn't my teammate lol.
Comment by WhiteLightnings at 2009-10-30 19:26:16: when will our player page awards show up?
Comment by Smyf at 2009-10-31 10:08:19: Great Prizes FS.
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-10-31 21:44:26: Shame I didn't get time to put a submission in.
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-11-01 12:31:01: cool prize, ive always wanted some of those fancpants headseats :)
hope i win
Comment by Gnoizic at 2009-11-04 14:40:23: I'm pretty sure HC One Stick won. I tried keeping up with him, but he just played so darn much more than me (and I played quite a bit)! Here's hoping I'm even in the top 10.
Comment by Gnoizic at 2009-11-04 14:41:08: I'm pretty sure HC One Stick won. I tried keeping up with him, but he just played so darn much more than me (and I played quite a bit)! Here's hoping I'm even in the top 10.
Comment by PaPp1 SnYp3s at 2009-11-07 05:22:03: woohoo i hope i when someting i got around 175 to 200 sticks i think
Comment by nike turbo at 2009-11-07 11:02:42: is it still on or did it finish in october.?
Site Update: October 29, 2009
My Sigs for ODST!
If you're a supporter, you can now access the My Sigs for ODST!
HC Surpriser made the initial set of sig backgrounds, which look pretty sweet. Its a great start.
Here are a couple examples: [img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigs/odst_HC%20Firestream_3.jpg?rb=482[/img] [img]http://halocharts.com/images/sigs/odst_HC%20Firestream_2.jpg?rb=573[/img]
Comment by New Pro at 2009-10-29 00:57:27: sick nice work fs.
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-10-29 01:29:51: They look great FS. Nice job HC Supriser!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-10-29 01:56:15: YES! great work, and surpriser is back?
Comment by Proflame at 2009-10-29 12:51:14: OMG I looooove you!!! Thank you so much, this should bring people back to ODST and I'll have more people to play with. Great job!
Comment by Markus Leoninus at 2009-11-06 19:52:40: Awesome, FS! I play as Johnson in Firefight and am proud to sport his mug in a sig. =)
Site Update: October 28, 2009
I'm back!
I was out on a trip for a week, so not a lot has happened.
A few bugs have been fixed related to Ranked Living Dead and the non-supporter Player Sigs. You have to update those sigs manually now, but they will show your correct armor.
The ODST sig builder is almost ready to go. Should have it up in the next day or two for Supporters.
I'm going to announce the Sticktoberfest prizes this week also! Over 700 people are going to be a part of it!
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-10-19 07:56:14: Wow, what a great idea! I might register depending if I can get some cash together in the next few weeks ( I have $2 in my account =P) .
Comment by BIZaGoten at 2009-10-19 11:52:02: i would have entered if it was for free
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-11-11 12:29:30: Pete, I came by and stole your graphic... HAHA!
Site Update: October 6, 2009
HaloSphere is an interactive game that is being written and integrated into HaloCharts. It's a completely free & highly addictive game that you need to try out. It's still in BETA stages though, but we need more test players!
As the game is developed and improved, I want your feedback. So if you are interested in helping, please request to join the HaloSphere testers group and participate in the forum as you play. The game will remain in BETA for a while longer as the different aspects of gameplay are introduced.
Bug Fixed: I believe player page pictures will completely update now.
Bug Fixed: If you had trouble getting the correct armor to show up in Sigs, please try again now as this has been fixed.
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-10-07 00:17:07: Sweet!
Comment by New Pro at 2009-10-07 00:25:32: its so fun, come join.
Comment by Masta of Def at 2009-10-07 00:46:20: it's a good game..i haven't had much time with it yet though :)
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-10-07 01:15:35: Interesting game, great addition to the site!
Comment by sKiTz0 at 2009-10-07 02:05:47: Pretty interesting. Got kinda far but reset myself without knowing
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Comment by IronBird023 at 2009-10-07 13:19:14: its pretty fun
I like it
Comment by FatSak Iz Bak at 2009-10-07 13:29:35: its freekin amazing lol i have more perfections in it then halo 3
Comment by SaltyOctopus at 2009-10-07 15:32:56: Wow its so cool
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-10-07 15:44:08: i'm lovin' it.
Comment by The Peanut Dude at 2009-10-08 13:05:31: This is an awsome game dude.
Comment by Lagtality The One at 2009-10-12 10:48:47: Haha, I'm addicted to this.
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-10-12 14:31:12: I love HaloSphere! One more game to add on my ''Addictive list'' :D
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-10-16 22:46:52: Addicting. A popout chat would make it even more so =)
Comment by YeaH Ima Boss at 2009-10-17 21:04:37: its a good game but im glitched at a LvL 29 I got over 120000 EXP i should be a LvL 30
Comment by BIZaGoten at 2009-10-20 23:45:25: awesome game!
Comment by TIMOTHEUS XIII at 2009-11-04 15:38:32: FIRESTREAM: Try to bring halosphere to facebook when its done!!!!
Are you Stuck in MM? Share the wealth!
Halocharts.com Announces the First Annual Sticktoberfest!
[img]http://halocharts.com/images/custom/10_02_2009_10_51_36_SFest_fp.png[/img]
[url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3829&page=Sticktoberfest]Click for the Deets![/url]
Comment by xX Prime x at 2009-10-02 11:34:11: How awesome. I'm SO in
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-10-02 11:50:14: This is gonna be interesting!
Comment by HC Swordola at 2009-10-02 12:31:45: Nice :)
Comment by x iTz Trapt at 2009-10-02 14:22:57: what's the price and how does it work?
Comment by Gnoizic at 2009-10-02 14:52:17: Shouldn't be too hard, I'm pretty far up in Ranked Sticks total and per game :) Good luck everyone!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-10-02 14:52:57: i'm excited.
Comment by rjesps at 2009-10-02 16:12:23: lol, triple post. Dont see that everyday.
Comment by Jran Sakarra at 2009-10-02 17:19:38: Finally something to put my skill to use for!
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-10-02 22:24:48: Very nice.
Comment by nthaney at 2009-10-03 00:29:54: kids are just going to cheat in rumble pit by signing in a bunch of accounts
Comment by firestream at 2009-10-03 00:31:56: Ranked playlists only
Comment by timL223 at 2009-10-03 01:11:21: Cool idea, but I play Boxer. 'B' Button frags FTW. 'B' Button sticks FTL :(
Comment by Fred W Phelps at 2009-10-03 01:43:48: Did you really use "deets"?
Comment by iliusions at 2009-10-03 20:37:05: Im ranked in the top 100 for sticks =D
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-10-04 04:58:19: This should be interesting..
Comment by SaltyOctopus at 2009-10-04 08:41:42: I'm not so good at sticking, but what do i have to loose?
Comment by ThumperTheGod at 2009-10-04 21:06:49: tehee stickies = fun! when does contest start?
Comment by ThumperTheGod at 2009-10-04 21:07:26: nvm, i see now.
Comment by ThumperTheGod at 2009-10-04 21:09:42: be cool if there was a page that held the leaderbord for this tournament. :)
Comment by JohnRocchio at 2009-10-05 23:33:01: Its going to be funny when all I try to do is stick kids on my fifties...they are going to be like WTF!!! this kid bought hiss
Comment by UGA Hidden at 2009-10-06 15:11:03: im in but it would be cool if there was a page showing the leaderboards
Comment by yeomins at 2009-10-06 18:50:29: i agree leaderboards would be sweeet!
Comment by ThumperTheGod at 2009-10-07 17:14:18: well, anyone suggest the sticktober fest leaderboard to firestream yet?
Comment by arc beetle57 at 2009-10-08 15:26:25: leader board woooooooo
Comment by docta dirty at 2009-10-08 20:34:20: SWEEEEEET!
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-10-11 16:43:03: leader boards would be cool but that process to collect data for 600 players at once is quite complex. I also believe that leader boards during a contest can have a negative effect on some players...
so no leader boards until we're done.
Comment by IIII bRian IIII at 2009-10-11 19:22:53: So, I still don't know what the prize is. Did I miss it or not announced yet?
Comment by IIII bRian IIII at 2009-10-11 19:24:38: Okay, I see now, it says prizes announced later. cool.
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-10-14 17:18:34: will we be let know what place we were when this si over, like i finished in 10th place out of everyone who enterd, etc.. ?
Comment by STIX711 at 2009-10-15 00:13:28: let the nades fly
Comment by mvyorkie009 at 2009-10-23 14:03:59: is there an way to tell how many people you have stuck?
yorkie
Comment by mvyorkie009 at 2009-10-23 14:04:04: is there an way to tell how many people you have stuck?
yorkie
Comment by WTFlavio at 2009-10-29 18:12:54: i signed up rhe first day this was up, and i hope my couple hundred sticks manage to get me somewhere high in the ranks of those who actually tried to win this :)
Comment by Ms Jaeger Bomb at 2009-11-02 12:49:01: When will the results be posted?
Site Update: October 1, 2009
Member Page Comments
So there's a new feature you'll see on all custom Member Pages. Other members can now leave comments on pages you create.
You can turn this on/off per page and you have the option to delete any comments made on your pages.
You'll get a notification message whenever someone leaves a comment on one of your pages too.
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-10-01 16:02:39: Great addition.
Comment by FatSak Iz Bak at 2009-10-01 16:05:43: fresh
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-10-01 16:25:15: great idea / addition.
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-10-01 21:44:29: Very nice.
Comment by I Cptn jaCk I at 2009-10-05 07:46:01: so its kinda like my home page... are we gunna call it halospace.com?
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-10-29 21:41:50: Awsome. Great update. Keep up the good work.
Need ODST Teammates?
Looking for players for ODST?
[hc]bs angel[/hc] over at [url=http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2009/09/29/need-firefight-halo-3-odst-teammates/]HawtyMcbloggy[/url] posted a Firefight Teammate list allowing players to sign up with their gamertags and timezone. This list will allow you to easily find other players in the same timezone as you. Check it out and get on the list!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-29 22:40:11: number one for everything i can, here i come. :) haha.
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-09-30 02:12:05: A million internets to you Firestream.
Comment by HC Pooty at 2009-09-30 09:22:01: Impressive
Comment by Proflame at 2009-09-30 15:47:18: I'll be up there for dreamcrushers, watch for me!!
Site Update: September 28, 2009
The ODST High Score leaderboards have some new details and filters. You can now filter by players, difficulty and map. You can also click the players count to jump to the game itself on Bungie.
The Halo 3 EXP leaderboards broke, but are now fixed.
It will take a few days for everybody's stats to update with the newest high score details.
Supporters now have a Collect Player Data link on the My Stats dropdown menu.
All of the weapon/medal/enemy/vehicle boxes on ODST player pages now start out collapsed.
Team Throwback has been added to the skill collectors
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-23 23:12:15: multiplayer awards still need to be adjusted. D:
great job so far, though. can't wait for all of the new odst leaderboards.
:)
Site Update: September 22, 2009
ODST Player Pages are available now
You can now go to your ODST player page. Keep in mind that there's still a lot left to add to them, but I wanted to get them out so that people had something to look at.
For the most part, the stats shown on them are the same as on Bungie, with a few new ones. Expect to see a lot more get added to them in the coming days.
In other news, DDoS attacks have taken down HC twice today!
Fixed a few more places where the old theme was showing through
Leaderboards for [url=odstleaderboards.php]Campaign & Firefight Total Points[/url] are up!
Comment by Hal at 2009-09-22 21:43:55: DDoS attacks are lame......... Great job getting ODST stats up.
Comment by STL Legendary at 2009-09-22 21:44:00: Were the DDoS intended or not?
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-09-22 22:40:10: Very nice keep up the good work firestream.
Comment by HC Turtle at 2009-09-23 06:17:18: DDoS, haven't heard that in awhile...Hopefully they stop soon.
Comment by Void Of Hope at 2009-09-23 06:58:59: I bet it's SP B00GEYMAN lol.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-23 07:55:04: looks good so far. :)
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-09-23 11:56:12: keep up the good work FS.. i think you deserve a day off sometime tho lol :D
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-09-23 21:04:46: Ffs, DDoS Attacks? Good work with ODST Firestream!
HC Staff vs KOP Staff
Monday September 21st, On the eve of the ODST Release, the HaloCharts Staff decided it was time to play the Kings of Pain (KOP) Staff.
The HC Staff managed to pull of the vicory in 3 straight games.
Comment by A DisabledMonky at 2009-09-22 15:21:00: I watched it on Daddy's stream. I was laughing at my fellow compadres on KOP because they werent up to par. Nice job though.
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-09-22 15:31:03: Thank you to the HC staff. A fun few games! Look forward to playing you again; whenever that may be!
Comment by R3ign at 2009-09-22 15:34:42: I had a fun time, thanks everyone. I was on par, haven't played that well in some time.
Comment by Hal at 2009-09-22 16:41:57: I was a bit late but had a lot of fun. Great games with KOP.
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-09-22 16:48:27: I just want to say that the KOP staff are a class act on the field of battle and what they do for the Halo Community. Thanks guys.
Rematch in a couple months?
Comment by Hal at 2009-09-22 17:37:20: Weekend battles with them would be fun.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-22 19:10:23: nice job. :)
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-09-22 19:29:32: KOP FTWWW :)
and of course HC FTW!!! too haha
Comment by I Cptn jaCk I at 2009-09-22 21:56:24: kings of what?
Comment by KOP Oddesy at 2009-09-23 04:06:17: Kings of Pain :)
Comment by K0P Plague at 2009-09-23 05:37:36: Horrible - just awful games for the KOP we were the Kings of mediocrity...LOL But we had fun - thanks guys!
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-09-23 14:42:33: Would for sure play you guys again Boss. As long as Daddy doesn't snipe me again..LOL
Comment by AtP TacTiKz at 2009-09-23 15:28:21: Spelling mistake, Vicory should be victory =]
well done HC
Comment by Darth Tabasco at 2009-09-23 15:56:44: Fish in a Barrel.
That's what you get when you put a bunch of Field Majors against people that are 40+.
Thanks for the snuggles HC staff! :(
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-09-24 23:47:36: so does that mean you didnt enjoy it as much as i did Pitch Black?
Comment by LungerEvolution at 2009-10-01 06:44:44: Haha that result was slightly predicible with the highest KOP member being a field major versing generals and the such.. Hmmm wonder why it was 3-0
Comment by LungerEvolution at 2009-10-01 06:45:59: Correction commander grade 3.. :/
Comment by SaltyOctopus at 2009-10-01 20:34:10: lol
Site Update: September 21, 2009
Halo 3:ODST Leaderboards are LIVE!!!
The first 4 ODST Leaderboards are live! They are quickly populating as more and more players are playing ODST. I've got plans for lots of LB's so keep checking back. You can get to the Leaderboards from the top menu on the site also by clicking ODST.
A good chunk of ODST stat collection is happening now.
ODST Player pages should appear in the next day or so.
Comment by crimsonkiller29 at 2009-09-21 23:45:54: I don't like how other people got ODST early. Anyway can't wait to see the ODST Pages, only 2 hours until I get my copy.
Comment by Badcompany at 2009-09-22 07:19:53: #1 on firefight sure that won't last long though lol
Comment by Dragonsbliss at 2009-09-22 07:22:10: Not anymore your not =) tied
Comment by Badcompany at 2009-09-22 07:22:49: Wonder why lol
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-22 08:44:30: already new leaderboards for me to tackle. thanks. :)
Comment by Thee MC at 2009-09-23 15:17:46: Thanks!
Halocharts Campaign Challenge Hits 3,000 before ODST Drops!
More than 2,000 Hours Played!
As we prepare for ODST, I thought it would be good to share some stats that show how you all played... Hit the link to see the breakdown.
[url=http://halocharts.com/grouppages.php?group_id=3525&page=HCCC%20Thanks]Thanks for Playing![/url]
[b]Halocharts Campaign Challenge will remain open[/b]; however, it's time for the HCCC Staff to take a break and enjoy the new game. Keep in mind that the nice people who process your games and apply your player page awards awards are probably going to be tied for a bit with ODST. Your player page awards may not appear as quickly as they usually do so be patient they will eventually.
Special thanks to the entire HCCC Staff for an amazing job! You all rock!
AJ 6 comment(s) - Posted by HC Redemption
Comment by daza maza at 2009-09-21 15:18:25: W00T!
Congratulations to everyone who took part, I never did and theres a reason for that. I suck at Campaign...
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-09-21 15:31:45: I'll help with campaign submission when I can if you would like me to.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-21 15:42:12: very interesting stats. ;)
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-09-21 18:48:45: Very nice keep up the good work HC Redemption.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-09-21 20:21:21: I am willing to help with this while the main Staff take their break. ^_^ And will we see ODST HCCC stuff?
Comment by Kiilimar at 2009-09-21 22:53:00: Don't worry, I'm not taking a break and I guarantee awards posted no later than 2 days after submission. You can quote me.
Site Update: September 21, 2009
Our own new hotness!
There's a new look up & running on the site now. I ended up being very happy with how it turned out.
There are some graphics still floating around that need to be updated for the new theme. Most notable are many of the award graphics. I'll get those fixed ASAP, but I just couldn't wait to release this new theme.
Supporters! You can change your theme under My Account. Right now, you have the option of the cool new blue theme or the tried and true green theme that we came to love. You'll also have access to more themes as they become available.
Comment by Gizzy at 2009-09-21 00:51:48: Looks absolutely amazing. Great job.
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-09-21 00:55:12: AMAZING!
Comment by ElementFX at 2009-09-21 00:55:18: Sick new layout. Make the images PNG with a transparent back round. won't have that problem again
Comment by firestream at 2009-09-21 01:01:47: Indeed, it was lazyness on my part 2 years ago...
Comment by ElementFX at 2009-09-21 01:09:57: I got nothing to do so if you need help let me know
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-09-21 01:12:15: looks awesome FS. Great job!
Comment by AtP TacTiKz at 2009-09-21 01:51:40: loving the new look guys
Comment by IIBillyOII at 2009-09-21 02:02:17: I don't see it.
Comment by Prillan at 2009-09-21 02:09:41: Very nice!
Comment by Jran Sakarra at 2009-09-21 04:01:23: I love the new look of HC.
Comment by II AdAmSki II at 2009-09-21 04:59:54: Very Nice .. looks brill
Comment by I Mad Dog I at 2009-09-21 05:39:24: Love the new look
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-09-21 06:39:17: Loving the new look! Nice work Firestream!
Comment by iliusions at 2009-09-21 07:04:04: much improved, but the backgrounds on the medals are still the old colour =P great job tho
Comment by Damage Inc at 2009-09-21 07:05:08: Love the new, blue hawtness. Tireless work here Firestream.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-21 07:58:53: very different. i wish we could have the option to choose between them, though. D:
Comment by SilverCrest at 2009-09-21 08:05:21: Awsome!
Comment by Kink at 2009-09-21 08:21:33: im In Love :D
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-09-21 08:44:52: Thanks for using my idea! Just kidding... This one is all Firestream. I love the new look boss.
Comment by Kr0ni at 2009-09-21 09:04:29: Choice. I like it. Even tho I liked the old one, this one just seems so much better.
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-09-21 09:18:44: Blue looks sexy
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-09-21 10:09:28: I love the new look! Very cool :)
Comment by mcveigh92 at 2009-09-21 10:54:31: looks unbeliavable
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-09-21 11:38:08: Blue his house with a blue little window
And a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around
Cos he ain't got nobody to listen...
Seemed appropriate... love the theme btw :D
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-09-21 11:58:26: ^^WIN^^
And BTW, its HAWTNESS not hotness. Love it!
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-09-21 13:46:55: As everyone else said, I love the new theme.
Comment by HC Clutchy at 2009-09-21 14:23:59: OMG!
I think Halocharts will explode of awesomeness if you keep updating it, Firestream. :)
Comment by FishyBug at 2009-09-21 14:32:44: Love it!
Comment by rjesps at 2009-09-21 15:03:39: Sick! Red flames would be sick too. Or a slick black/silver.
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-09-21 18:47:07: I like the new Background color.
Site Update: September 19, 2009
Halo 3 Stats fixed!
The stat collectors for Halo 3 have been fixed. There are likely to be some kinks in them since I had to completely rewrite them.
Leaderboards should update tonight and then you should collect player data (if you can) and your ranks on your page will update.
More to come!
Halo 3:ODST and Halo 2 added to the "I want to Play" section.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-09-13 00:57:55: awesome.. great read AJ
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-13 02:27:30: sweet. :)
Comment by CobraShikari at 2009-09-13 10:15:50: Enjoyed reading all of that report on the ODST truck. Pretty epic of what they do to show what firefight is like firsthand. Great report!! ;)
Comment by Demonify at 2009-09-13 16:21:10: Gears of War 2's Horde IMO shall remain better then ODST's Firefight for one reason. Matchmaking.
And Redemption, it was a nice read and the pictures were great. I should have came and partied up with you in Austin.
Comment by TheAngryDealer at 2009-09-13 21:55:43: went to the truck in in South Lake (Dallas) Texas. Was great, won the round, got the license plate
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-09-14 00:06:00: Very nice.
Comment by firestream at 2009-09-14 09:09:45: Great writeup AJ!
Comment by Kr0ni at 2009-09-14 13:23:53: nice writeup AJ.. looks like it was a great time!
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-09-15 18:54:54: Too bad it doesn't come near were I live
Comment by Roman Cyborg at 2009-09-16 21:40:33: Went to the one in Portland, they had electrical errors so we got reset twice and only got like 5 minutes to play. But probably the best five minutes of video-gaming ever
Site non-Update: September 12, 2009
Nothing to report, Sir.
Absolutely nothing has been changed/fixed/updated recently.
I'm pretty much going into a standby mode until ODST is released.
Sometime in the next 10 days stat collecting is going to break due to the coming Bungie.net updates. When that happens, no new players will be able to be added to the site and no one's stats will update.
It will then take me a week or two to fix the stat collectors and get the ODST collectors running and then setup the new ODST player pages. After that, you'll start seeing leaderboards and other ODST stuff as I get it added to the site.
So anyways, hang tight, as a lot of things are going to get shaky around here around the time that ODST drops!
Comment by Razr11 v2 at 2009-09-12 16:42:19: thats cool, just do what you have got to do!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-12 16:43:30: i'm ready. :)
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-09-12 17:09:43: I am pumped to see the ODST stuff, take your time and make sure you do a good job. We will be patient
Comment by Qwazzy at 2009-09-12 17:32:50: M I D S H I P (:
Comment by pure fire x2 at 2009-09-12 18:29:11: well can't wait for the new updates to start back up, i always loved waiting for them.
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-09-13 01:28:02: Nice work on the Top 10 Fenda...
FS, I have a slight change I'd like to request... a simple rewrite of half the site - you know, little stuff.
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-09-13 04:16:19: Sall good Firestream! We can wait =]
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-09-13 05:16:18: Again firestream, if there is anything I can help with at all possibly, drop me a line and I will see if I can. Thanks. And keep up the drop dead smexy work you do! LOL
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-09-14 00:07:02: I can't wait for the new site update.
Comment by Deion ze NiNjA at 2009-09-23 18:25:50: I NeEd PoTd
Site Update: September 8, 2009
I'm sorry for the downtime. I think I'm through the worst of it now.
All member and group custom pages have been restored!
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-09-08 04:34:06: Well done Firestream. Your doing a great job. Wish I knew more about the stuff your working on, I'd offer to help you. It must be tedious doing this all on your own.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-09-08 09:00:07: downtime's fine. :) as long as you're working to get it back up eventually, it's fine with me.
thanks, firestream.
:)
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-09-08 14:43:31: You are a steely eyed missle man!
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-09-09 04:27:40: Agreed with USMC Veteran. Thank you.
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-09-09 10:54:24: Agreed with NATE
Comment by LordLayAlot at 2009-09-10 14:33:13: thanksss!
Comment by xX Prime x at 2009-09-11 07:41:52: My player pages have gone...
Site Update: September 3, 2009
[hc]HC Surpriser[/hc] sent in 4 new headers (thanks!)
Fixed a couple places where the new supporter star didn't appear.
Had some database problems earlier today that I think should be all fixed now.
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-09-04 08:46:31: That's miserys right? He sent me a sneak peak last week.
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-09-04 08:47:00: But he had multiple colors... I think they should have been added too.
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-09-04 11:26:41: IF you want the other color options, go to kop.frontlevel.com
Comment by K0P Inter at 2009-09-12 08:29:19: I'm using it right now as my desktop background
GREAT JOB!!!
Site Update: September 2, 2009
Supporter Changes
There are now two types of supporters, but they have the exact same set of features. Yearly and Lifetime.
All existing Supporters have been made Lifetime Supporters!
All Supporters now have access to Halo Wars player pages!
All Supporters will have access to all future game stats and features for all upcoming games, like ODST and Reach!
The HaloWars Supporter status is no more, it is now just part of being a Supporter
The reason for the changes is to simplify the site in many ways and allow for all of the new stuff coming soon for ODST. The cost of becoming a supporter is $10 a year OR $20 for life. As I mentioned above, all existing supporters have automatically been made Lifetime Supporters. You do NOT need do donate again.
Also, being a Supporter of either kind gets you all of the additional features and content on the site. The only change is being a yearly or lifetime supporter. This also means you'll have access to ODST features when they come out. I do plan on having as much free ODST stuff as possible, but advanced charts and stats for supporters. I'll have more details on that later on.
Other Changes
The 2nd button bar that was setup for Halo Wars is no more. It has been merged into popup menus for the main bar. This allows me to expand the site for the other games also without cluttering up everything.
Comment by HC Misery at 2009-09-02 21:22:46: sweet deal
Comment by HC Turtle at 2009-09-03 07:31:55: Noice. :D
Comment by atrained rdvark at 2009-09-03 08:09:17: That's Awesome, thanks FS!
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-09-03 08:57:21: As always sir..well done!
Comment by RM ZZach at 2009-09-03 09:15:10: Epic, very cool!
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-09-03 09:58:37: My idea was implemented... yay!!! GJ FS
Comment by BUfels at 2009-09-03 11:11:18: 20?
Dang, now I definitely can't become a supporter.
Comment by firestream at 2009-09-03 11:31:58: Its only $20 if you want it forever. $10 a year, but it now includes Halo Wars and all future Halo games that HC can support.
Comment by BUfels at 2009-09-03 11:46:41: I wasn't complaining, sorry. It makes more sense really, but I'm kinda broke ATM, so becoming a supporter will have to wait till a birthday or something.
Comment by Call Me Ghandi at 2009-09-03 18:24:21: Nice update FS however I'm pretty sure you again forgot to give me POTD. If you could uhm shut HC down for a bit and fix that it would be great. Thanks :D
Comment by CobraShikari at 2009-09-03 18:44:15: hm, once my supporter status ends, ill donate $20 =D
Comment by Ice Cardinal at 2009-09-03 19:38:29: i got worried for a sec i was gonna have to pay again..but after reading i see i am for life! thanx firestream
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-09-04 15:18:45: Great update FS.
However, I do plan on donating more in the future, regardless of what you say. lol :D
Site Update: August 28, 2009
Added BBcode quick links to the quick reply box
Fixed the site theme to look better on large screen resolutions
Trying out new fixes to kill double posts for topics and replies
Fixed post counts to be your complete overall count if you are in any of the main HC forums
Fixed scores from showing up in non-main forums
Added some notes to the Top 10 boxes in the main forums to clarify what the list is showing, like top 10 topics for that forum specifically.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-28 14:15:49: cool. :)
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-08-28 14:40:04: bbcode quick links on the quick replies were much needed, thanks.
Comment by Sir Kryptonite at 2009-08-29 11:17:13: Good luck with the kill on double posts, i accidentally do sometimes but can't delete'em
Comment by squeeekmo at 2009-08-30 20:38:56: OK...just need to be picky and say we need BB code links in the "edit post" screen too...good work btw
Site Update: August 27, 2009
HC Surpriser sent in 11 new sig template bgs: CQBFire, EODdark, EVAbright, HayabusaFire, MarkIVGlare, MarkVDark, ODSTburn, ReconCream, RogueBlast, ScoutSky, SecurityFlare
Here are a few examples:
Fixed the exclude griball option from the medal/weapon top charts to now exclude mayan grifball.
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-08-27 21:45:11: Sweetness!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-27 21:55:17: the bottom bar looks a bit big, but otherwise, nice.
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-08-27 22:18:31: See Griff has been putting in work too, nice!
Comment by Event Horizon at 2009-08-27 22:33:44: Nice new templates also yay one of my pics made it in!
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-08-27 23:11:37: Very nice.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-08-28 02:55:50: excellent work grifball and surpriser!
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-08-28 06:10:12: Yeah, great work guys!
Comment by CobraShikari at 2009-08-28 11:33:51: Great job on the new sigs. Keep up the good work. I already have one of the new ones right this second! -in love with it. haha
Comment by ChiefHitman113 at 2009-08-31 13:15:48: how do I get those sigs?
Comment by CBTrigg at 2009-09-01 00:57:22: Thats lame as hell. Not only did you use one of my screenshots without informing me, but you changed the name and I cant even use it.
Comment by Captain3Beers at 2009-09-01 21:35:33: How would I go about getting one of these bad @$$ sigs?
Comment by elitefan at 2009-09-02 20:33:39: hey guys I know I may sound stupid but how do i get 1 of these in my sig?
Site Update: August 26, 2009
Added new BBcode to create links to HC & Bungie stat pages: [hc]tag[/hc] and [bungie]tag[/bungie]
Comment by HC Clutchy at 2009-08-25 20:53:54: Cool! Love it!
Comment by squeeekmo at 2009-08-25 20:55:23: w00t...way better!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-25 21:20:10: yay, perfect. :)
Comment by AH90 at 2009-08-25 22:21:33: no, no, not "their"
bad, bad...
one chatbox is better though
Comment by HC Aneurysm at 2009-08-29 17:24:57: YAY
HC Staff Montage by Grifball Legend!
I don't normally post videos to the front page, but due to the nature of this one, I think it should be posted. Grifball Legend went off and put together a staff montage just from clips we had laying around in our fileshares. The end result is really well done! A huge thanks from all the staff goes out to Grif for his work here!
Comment by Event Horizon at 2009-08-25 12:41:08: Glad to see a staff montage showing off all the staff's skill!
Comment by R3ign at 2009-08-25 12:48:03: Awesome video, showing my noob status. Great work!
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2009-08-25 12:52:25: who is that guy with the missle pod lol. great video guys!
Comment by jgbrewer22 at 2009-08-25 12:52:35: Wow LoL...Great Montage! Love the music choice to! Great Editing! Great Clips! Great Montage!
Comment by xorth at 2009-08-25 13:14:44: i knew daddy was bk now we have video evidence
Comment by K0P Plague at 2009-08-25 13:28:30: Great work Griff!
Comment by turbo205 at 2009-08-25 13:52:58: AWESOME loved it, one of the best !!!!!
Comment by essentre at 2009-08-25 13:57:28: cool stuff... I guess I'm the spinning vehicle guy!! lol
Comment by a frekn penguin at 2009-08-25 15:10:18: There were a few good clips in the video, but most of them are things that happen every day in big team.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-25 16:41:45: nice. :)
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-08-25 20:55:59: Looks like the staff were kickin' some ass!
Comment by Novus Spiritus at 2009-08-26 00:05:59: awesome video. that was some of the sickest halo footage i've ever seen
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-08-26 05:08:59: Great stuff! Good to see some staff kicking some ass in matchmaking! =D
Comment by xX Prime x at 2009-08-26 10:41:44: As I said in the youtube comments:
"Ok montage. Some clips weren't any good and some were. If only you kept the bad clips out..."
Comment by swanny686 at 2009-08-26 13:48:47: that sick puppies song is sick one of my favorites, there a great band, nice work on the montage too legend
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-08-26 14:33:42: LOL at the rocket assasination on portal on Avalanche..excellent song choice of live wire by Motley Crue..god I should be ashamed that I know that!
Comment by Rohg at 2009-08-26 17:45:50: lmao. sweet montage..... :/
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-08-29 02:31:24: Liked the sudden music switch for the Ghostbusters haha
Comment by MrGiggleButts at 2009-08-29 18:49:09: a bunch of really good lucky kills but a really bad player
Comment by PwcrLinux at 2009-08-30 17:13:01: Whoa, I saw a vehicle barrel roll after explosion! Look great montages.
Comment by F4YT3 at 2009-09-02 20:44:56: Ha Ha Grif, looks like there are some mixed feelings, It was a good montage, not his best LOBG2 is my favorite, and LOBG 3 will be my favorite cause I am in it(Nevv Divide). Cant wait
Comment by TokenBlackGuy4U at 2009-09-04 21:17:41: haha i made the montage=D Thats AJ driving me in the hog at 0:58 idk how we managed to stay alive there lol Great job on the montage GL, we're so lucky to have moderators that not only love the game but play it also
*snuggles to all*
Comment by Fenix Paladin at 2009-09-05 11:08:34: Nicely done...I know I have gone up against some of those guys before and the Shotguning on Rats Nest looks like something my fiance did not too long ago. May not be her but sure looks like it.
Comment by deckmayne at 2009-09-10 23:28:45: well made but definitely a waste of my life not very many impressive things about that vid... sorry bud
Comment by PrecincTT at 2009-09-12 01:59:15: Jaheezus ur bad stop making montages plz
Comment by deckmayne at 2009-09-12 02:06:30: On second thought, that was just straight up awful go spend time getting better not making bad montages
Comment by PrecincTT at 2009-09-12 02:07:15: Jaheezus ur bad stop making montages plz
Comment by deckmayne at 2009-09-12 02:07:39: On second thought, that was just straight up awful go spend time getting better not making bad montages
Site Update: August 24, 2009
Forum Changes
The main forum has changed names to Halo Talk.
There is a new forum for Off-Topic discussion
Great Post scores are available in all main HC forums (Halo talk, Off-Topic, Videos and Teams)
The bottom stats and birthday list now show in all main HC forums.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-24 18:23:07: very cool. :)
Comment by DrMmmPie at 2009-08-24 21:30:49: Very nice
Comment by SilverCrest at 2009-08-25 02:13:37: Thanks for taking my Idea :)
Comment by vv ANUBIS vv at 2009-08-25 04:18:44: hhhmmmm.... im not a big fan of the split forum sections.
Comment by Smyf at 2009-08-25 04:20:58: It's gonna take some getting used to, but I guess having one forum isn't really viable anymore, with the amount of members.
Comment by K0P Plague at 2009-08-25 07:49:09: NICE - A move in the right direction especially with the growing amount of members!
Comment by squeeekmo at 2009-08-25 20:06:54: Im in two minds about this...I like the split forum idea but i hate that it also splits the chatbox...if it had one common chatbox across the four main forums then it would be better.. im forever switching chatboxes looking for people! and then i type in the other chatbox instead of the one i meant to!...and my back hurts and i had a bad nights sleep and the misses is away for the week and im all alone!:(
Comment by De4DzOn3 at 2009-08-21 11:01:41: Cool can't wait for this
Comment by Prillan at 2009-08-21 11:28:02: Oh, frontpage double post?
Nice though
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-08-21 11:34:13: Great announcement Redemption and well done on securing recon for the winners! They'll certainly deserve it after doing this...
Comment by Hal at 2009-08-21 14:39:18: AJ and his team are doing excellent work...... just another happy treat from the team at HaloCharts.com
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-21 16:22:32: awesome. :) i'm looking forward to it.
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-08-21 17:00:18: I'm looking forward to playing.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-21 17:33:25: for the medals to where you can due as much as you want, is it the entire campaign?
Comment by CobraShikari at 2009-08-24 15:39:46: As much as id love to play this challenge, itll be too hard for me and i dont have alot of time on halo anymore. But thisll be one great way to earn recon!!
Comment by HC Fearless at 2009-08-25 12:27:31: Glad to see a variet of my ideas in action :))
Site Update: August 18, 2009
Added unread post counts to the My Groups dropdown menu
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-18 16:38:54: awesome. :)
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-08-18 18:43:22: The added unread post count is a great addition to the drop down menue.
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-08-18 23:09:39: Ya that group thing wasn't a good idea without the unread post showings
Comment by SilverCrest at 2009-08-19 15:42:21: What bug?
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-08-19 20:03:45: I love the changes!!!
Comment by Behold at 2009-08-20 22:06:19: The play now feature is awesome, thought about an auto refresh so I can keep track while playing?
Wanna do something cool with those Screenshots?
Halocharts takes a look at HaloScreenShots.com!
"As for me and my friends, this is how we roll"
OK, it's time to give your All-In-One desktop printer/scanner/fax a break and stop trying to get a decent print of those amazing Halo 3 moments you've taken the time to capture in Theater!
Check out HaloScreenShots.com, they have an amazing product that provides the remedy for getting the all those awesome screenshots off the screen and into your living space...
I recently visited the HSS headquarters in Austin, Texas and I took the opportunity to jot a few things down about the company, the experience and the product...
Comment by The GDubsMan at 2009-08-16 23:00:05: You were in Austin and didn't tel me?! What the heck man! For shame. Cool story though.
Comment by firestream at 2009-08-16 23:32:34: Great writeup on a great product!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-16 23:53:02: very cool.
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-08-17 01:04:22: These products are great, I have one and it looks sick hanging in my game room.
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-08-17 05:12:39: Great write up Redemption!
Site Update: August 15, 2009 Part II
I want to play!!!
You might have noticed the little white xbox 360 controller icon up on the top left of the site now. This will take you to a new section intended to show you players looking to play right now. You can also use this section to put in your request to play along with a brief description.
This button is available to everyone and I hope it gets a lot of use.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-15 16:42:03: very awesome. :)
Comment by Prillan at 2009-08-15 16:43:27: Awesome as always :)
Comment by CobbFC09 at 2009-08-15 18:01:38: Sweet.
Comment by Fred W Phelps at 2009-08-15 18:03:53: Brilliant!
Comment by TravisSch at 2009-08-15 18:25:39: Very cool. I will be using this feature a lot. :)
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-08-15 19:43:25: Leave it to Firestream to keep cranking out these awesome ideas...
Comment by Z to the 99 at 2009-08-15 19:54:45: Firestream is god.
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-08-15 19:55:25: Great idea!!!
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-08-15 23:10:22: This is too good! Nice Fire!
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-08-15 23:24:53: Fantastic idea!
Comment by HC Diet Choke at 2009-08-15 23:30:48: simply brilliant!!!
Comment by C4mpnpr0 at 2009-08-16 01:06:44: Amazing addition to an already amazing website, thank you firestream!
Comment by Proflame at 2009-08-16 04:14:21: Excellent Firestream!! It's like having XBL on HC!! Though I guess it's a little different in the fact you can see the K/D, high skill, and HCS of the person who sent you the message. Great addition!!
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-08-16 14:18:00: Fire can you have a button that you can click to let players no u cant play? like an "Offline" button so the remote wont get spamed? I get 5 people wanting to play but I don't have xbl.
Comment by rjesps at 2009-08-16 15:16:08: Sweet! I really like this and how its in real time, not delayed and needs to be refreshed!
Comment by HC Clutchy at 2009-08-16 15:45:25: Love it! Firestream > Einstein
Comment by Kr0ni at 2009-08-16 17:10:58: Wicked Addition. Waaay better than the old forum thread method!
Comment by iliusions at 2009-08-16 20:12:20: Id like it if it also displayed the persons EXP, since some of us dont want to be 50's yet dont want to look bad =/
Comment by firestream at 2009-08-16 20:30:23: You got it!
Comment by New Pro at 2009-08-17 01:52:12: love it
Comment by ardmorelarkrise at 2009-08-17 11:05:25: great idea
Comment by PerFeXiioN KinG at 2009-08-17 15:21:17: very thoughtful....it made this site so much better!!
Comment by Hikori at 2009-08-19 17:09:41: yes i've been getting alot of request
HCPL: wRECk Team vs KOP Staff
Thursday August 13th, the HCPL wRECk Team played against the Kings of Pain (KOP) Staff. The wRECk team managed to win the series 5-0. Check out the awseome write up SensesPanic did in the main forums HERE.
Comment by EgonSpenglerPHD at 2009-08-15 13:47:21: Wow Fantastic job on the write up Sensespanic...Go HCPL wRECkers!!!!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-15 14:42:12: grifball is spelled wrong. ;P
but good luck. :)
Comment by firestream at 2009-08-15 14:42:17: go wRECk team go!!!!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-15 14:42:38: i mean good job. D:
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-08-15 16:10:59: Great result!
Comment by CobbFC09 at 2009-08-15 18:02:07: What's with the crazy game types?
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-08-15 23:35:02: wRECk team = recreational = fun =/= MLG or standard variants..
(read as: "wRECk Team equals recreational which equals Fun which equals BUT doesnt always equal MLG or MM standard map and game variations")
Comment by Smyf at 2009-08-16 05:02:44: The wRECk team needs Void for run for cover, he got the overkill exterm on it.
Comment by squeeekmo at 2009-08-16 21:12:21: Thanks for the Games KOP staff, You know i Love ya's!
Comment by TokenBlackGuy4U at 2009-08-17 01:37:16: GG to both the wRECk team and the KOP guys, some very fun and different games played, it was alot of fun *snuggles*
Comment by Canklestick at 2009-08-17 11:08:50: Thanks for Playing us Guys..Had a LOT of fun!!
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-08-17 11:12:58: I gotta remember which Tag I am signed in as(Canklestick/Pitch Black)...Damn having two tags..LOL Great Games to all!!!
Comment by K0P Plague at 2009-08-17 12:46:13: Good stuff! Thanks again kids!
Site Update: August 15, 2009
My Groups Dropdown Menu
For Supporters: There is now a drop down menu that will appear if you hover over My Groups. This allows you quick access to any group forums you are a part of.
The reason this is supporter-only is that the menu gets in the way with the google ads that appear for non-supporters. Its against the Google TOS to have the menu appear over the ads, so for that reason I cannot enable the dropdown for non-supporters.
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-08-15 10:02:19: I like you can access your groups a lot faster now if you want to just go right to one.
Comment by S M Warrior at 2009-08-15 11:01:41: have i ever told you that i love you FS...?
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-08-15 11:28:21: This is a great idea. I would love to know who suggested such a brilliant idea.
Love ya FS
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-15 11:51:56: when i go to leaderboards it tries to filter by group, and i can't reset the filter.
although when i do through leaderboards it doesn't filter by group.
Comment by daplumpkin at 2009-08-15 16:23:52: at first i had no clue what it was because the page loaded, but it's awesome. i love the new game request controller too
Comment by Demonify at 2009-08-15 22:15:37: You know, I hadn't noticed the Google ADs until you said that. ;D
HC FendaBenda posted an interview with our very own Super Secret Ninja Admin, StaticFlatline
New Top Menu!
The top menu of the site has been cleaned up to be a little more friendly to the eyes and allow for expansion of the site without as much clutter. Many people had suggested to me in recent weeks to look at this, but special thanks to Prillan for making some nice mockups that really helped me finalize the way the menus work.
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-08-12 19:17:03: YAY! Thanks Firestream... Still looks like a dull update =( Needs Pictures.
Comment by crimsonkiller29 at 2009-08-12 19:31:40: I wish I could be in the tournament.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-12 20:09:59: sweet. :)
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-12 23:30:37: new top menu is very simple and nice. :) i like.
Comment by HC Aneurysm at 2009-08-13 01:48:14: I don't like the font the new menu bar is in :/
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-08-13 02:25:41: Cool update. Can we haz dropdown for "My Groups" tab too?
Comment by DrMmmPie at 2009-08-13 04:11:13: Not a Fan of the new top menu, just doesn't look right.
Comment by Fred W Phelps at 2009-08-13 05:10:12: I like the menu!! Much less cluttered.
but I agree that something just seems "off" aesthetically. Maybe remove the underline and make them more "button" looking (like the My stats/My groups/My comparsions menubar)
Comment by Hal at 2009-08-13 07:51:53: It would look cool if it was like the Bar underneath it.
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-08-13 15:34:54: the top menu looks amazing... thanks Prillan for giving the proper inspiration...
Comment by daplumpkin at 2009-08-13 15:57:27: way way easier on the eyes
Comment by HC Aneurysm at 2009-08-13 19:12:12: thanks for changing the font up there. much better than before
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-08-15 09:31:38: Ask and you shall receive. We have drop down groups menus. Thanks Firestream. Your the best
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-08-08 21:18:53: Awesome! That was nice of the hacker, don't hear good things about them to often.
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-08-08 21:26:28: I agree with Surpriser, and I also like that those two weapons were removed. I wonder what percent I'm at now?
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-08 21:34:20: now if only you can remove mmmm brains and unstoppable. haha.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-08 21:43:04: and eventually you should make a medal that's 100+%, for the lucky people that have everythign including bomb explosion / firebomb. ;)
Comment by HC Father at 2009-08-08 21:48:48: I love this update, I finally have 100% Medals and kills!
Comment by DrMmmPie at 2009-08-08 23:28:23: Very nice of the hacker, and very nice medals too,
Comment by Smyf at 2009-08-09 06:18:32: N0t 4ll h4x0rZ 4r3 B4d. S0m3 4r3 ju5t cur10u5.
Comment by Hal at 2009-08-09 08:55:38: Nice Smyf............
Good to know that some hackers are just parading around their skills.
Comment by banguiz at 2009-08-09 13:19:57: how do you get sentinal beam kill?
Comment by banguiz at 2009-08-09 13:20:28: and plasma cannon
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-08-09 14:17:42: A nice, anonymous, non-evil hacker. ;)
Comment by Gemstar at 2009-08-09 15:17:08: Can you remove the sentinel beam or tell me a playlist you can get it in because I can't get it, and I believe there is no playlist that has it
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-08-09 15:39:29: One of the maps in the "Bungie vs the world" playlist's had it, that is the sentinel beam.
Comment by banguiz at 2009-08-09 16:39:21: and plasma cannon
Comment by swanny686 at 2009-08-09 17:53:25: non evil people FTW?
Comment by LeGiTTi at 2009-08-10 06:49:38: i still dont have 100%
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-08-10 16:33:44: Now if only Fall kill can be removed... LMAO but darn it for the Sentinel beam.. Still could not manage to get a hold of it this second time around.
Comment by Ryha Ocsad at 2009-08-10 18:09:30: the customs map playlist is where to go for the Cannon and Beam kills.
Comment by HC Demiurgus at 2009-08-10 22:00:06: Plasma Cannon is also on Assembly for infection. They have it where Rockets spawn.
Comment by th3 Krunk jok3r at 2009-08-12 00:35:23: how do u get a sentinal beam and plasma cannon kills?
Comment by Ryha Ocsad at 2009-08-20 23:49:35: Is the 100% weapons used medal glitched if you have over 100%?
Site Update: August 7, 2009
Fixed a bug in the view counts on player and group pages (not stats pages)
Reset all page counts to 0 (again, not stats pages, just custom pages for members and groups)
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-07 13:57:31: sounds good. :)
Comment by New Pro at 2009-08-08 04:24:22: nice =)
Site Update: August 5, 2009
Boss Vos setup a nice page on what HC bans for and why, in relation to leaderboards. If you see a leaderboard ban on your page, there's a new link called (Why?) next to it that takes you to the page.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-08-05 14:38:59: sweet, we've been needing something like this.
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-08-05 16:30:13: How do we see the page if we haven't ben banned?
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-08-05 19:09:12: You can go to the group and see it. Best way to find it is to go to my player page, click "groups player is in" and find the Hammers group. We will be linking it to something that is in the works for the site soon.
Comment by R3ign at 2009-08-05 23:44:28: Nice setup Boss, very informative. Thanks
Comment by HC Diet Choke at 2009-08-01 16:11:47: second!
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-08-01 16:12:17: Is that Me?!! lol
Looks Awesome!
Comment by firestream at 2009-08-01 16:12:25: don't you mean first?
Comment by crimsonkiller29 at 2009-08-01 16:52:22: Looks awesome as always.
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-08-01 17:29:53: No Rippin, I'm sure it's me... 5th!
Comment by Air Force Hero at 2009-08-01 17:58:48: Hey thats my recon grid
Comment by HC Diet Choke at 2009-08-01 19:43:42: haha ya i meant to put first, i was playing with rippn and he said he was gonna comment on it so i typed second and posted it before he did lol
Comment by HC Diet Choke at 2009-08-01 19:44:50: meant to put second******** man i suck
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-08-02 18:31:51: Wow! Thats amazing Smyf!
Comment by xX Prime x at 2009-08-03 08:35:34: Black borders FTL.
Comment by Smyf at 2009-08-03 10:07:19: Thanks for the responses everyone, and to Air Force Hero for the awesome screenshot. I'm working on some more at the moment, and BTW Aperture, Black Borders make everything look cooler.
Comment by essentre at 2009-08-04 11:05:29: awesome
Comment by IronBird023 at 2009-08-05 15:45:45: looks cool
Comment by IronBird023 at 2009-08-07 22:20:23: how did you do that
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-29 16:07:00: great idea. :)
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-07-29 16:13:55: AMAZING IDEA, this is gonna work great for my up coming project.
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-07-29 16:27:48: Neat little idea this definantly the best Halo site I've ever seen, and it still continues to get better day by day. Great job firestream and the amazing community that continues to make this site what it is today.
Comment by Event Horizon at 2009-07-29 17:23:47: I started a page already!
Comment by squeeekmo at 2009-07-29 17:37:34: Firestream has gone Krazy!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-29 19:01:02: Outstanding add-on! can't wait to start seeing them.
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-29 19:37:08: I made my first page... and it wasn't so well but the feature is really cool. A personal blog space on HC is another way for the community to get to know eachother.
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-07-30 12:43:04: I was thinking it might be a cool idea to have an area where people could leave comments about your page w/out sending you a PM.
HCS Glitch & Team Snipers
There was a fairly bad glitch in the HCS formula that involved the sniper headshot medal. They were being weighted much higher than some other more difficult-to-get medals. This has been fixed.
I would imagine that pretty much everybody's score will drop some as a result of this.
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-28 20:48:45: That actually drastically changed scores though I agree that the weighting should be more even....
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-28 20:50:16: I know it... it was the case of a decimal point in the wrong place. It has been that way for a few months and it was caught a few days ago. I really don't like having to change HCS as a lot of people will be upset at their score going down.
Comment by gunrunner at 2009-07-28 20:51:56: wooo hoo you finally saw it i was wondering what was up with the snipers kids getting so much hcs .... thanks firestream
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-07-29 00:28:15: Amen to that... For the last month the snipers have gaining like 200-250 HCS per day. I can't even do that! Good catch FS! I dropped 2000 or so HCS my self but it's all good.
Comment by Pulpy at 2009-07-29 01:13:01: I went up like twenty or thirty spots! Anymore decimal places you need to move buddy?
Comment by BGH Flakjacket at 2009-07-29 01:27:14: Since I am terrible with the sniper and will usually pass it by to let a more skilled player get it,,,,this does not affect me at all.
Comment by Proflame at 2009-07-29 02:58:55: Oooh, sadface, I dropped 3,000 ranks lol. Oh well, what's fair is fair I guess.
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-07-29 04:32:15: I just jumped from 800-something to 600-something so thanks for the change Firestream! (I don't use the sniper much in case you didn't guess!)
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-29 05:32:07: dropped quite a bit, although i don't really mind that much.
but yeah, nice job finally finding / fixing it. :)
Comment by xorth at 2009-07-29 08:17:10: Poor jordan.
Comment by A DisabledMonky at 2009-07-29 08:44:34: I dropped like 300 HCS, but I'm going to make that up. I hope. I don't know though.
Comment by wood91 at 2009-07-29 09:20:48: I dropped about 800 places but its no big deal...
Comment by Prillan at 2009-07-29 11:20:55: Yeah, poor Jordan. Lost 7000 HCS...
I went up like 60 places :)
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-07-29 13:19:28: 7000 HCS from 1 medal... Amazing what misplacing 1 decimal point can do to the formula. Good catch FS. Sorry to the guys that dropped, congrats to those who went up.
Comment by New Pro at 2009-07-29 14:23:01: Poor jordan, i stayed the same didn't really go up or down.
Comment by Koins at 2009-07-30 15:57:59: i love the change...it makes everything make sense now
and all the people that play snipes all day wont be spaming the top ten
Comment by KIRA A62 at 2009-07-31 01:00:50: According to the stats from jordan you get about 0.322 HCS for 1 sniper headshot medal i guess
Comment by depretive at 2009-07-31 21:13:48: well true since the playlist snipers is now out, but without the plylist i think it should have been kept the same hcs for a headshot medal, because truly it is more difficult to get a headshot medal than just a br headshot...therefore, yeah i guess it was a good idea to lower it but in the same way it wasnt good
Site Update: July 28, 2009
Group Pages!
If you are a supporter, you can use the new Group Pages system for any groups you own.
Basically, Group Pages allows you to create custom pages for your group members or for the world to see. You can create as many pages as you would like, and each page is editable with a nice WYSIWYG editor.
Its really up to you to decide what kind of content you want to have in your group. Make a page to better describe your group or its members. You could make a page to talk about upcoming group events or contests. You could even use group pages to create entire sub-sites as part of HaloCharts.
The possibilities are endless really. I'm excited to see how people use this system over time. Please let me know if you have any problems using it!
Group Layout Changes
To go along with the addition of Group Pages, I cleaned up the layout of the group system. There are now some common links across each part of a group.
The edit group icon has been fixed to show the correct icon
A Pages link has been added under My Groups as well as in the Group Forum bar.
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-28 21:48:03: Its a really cool prize!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-29 19:01:58: Sweet! nice idea for a pic shot. I'll do my best.
Site Update: July 27, 2009
New Ranks Updated
Many of the requirements for the New Ranks have been altered. Most of the ranks available are a little easier to obtain now. Thanks to Pete VenkmanPHD for helping revise them.
Your Member Referrals count will show up on your page under Forum Score, if you have any.
Comment by Fred W Phelps at 2009-07-27 15:21:14: Nice, I'm a regiment chief officer now!
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-07-27 15:21:40: Yay! I'm a Division Superior :)
Comment by Xx NicH xX at 2009-07-27 15:57:45: Sergeant Major FTW brothers !!!
this is so WiN !!!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-27 16:40:37: i love it. :)
Comment by El1t3M4st3r GR at 2009-07-27 22:23:07: Vice Commandant hell yea!!!
Site Update: July 26, 2009
Speed! Completely on new server.
I added a playlist filter to the Teammate Recommendation list.
The site is now running completely on the new server. Once DNS updates for you, you should notice the site loading faster than ever. I've already allowed for the Staff and Testers group to test out the site running on the new server and the results have been exceptional!
One side effect of the move is that player page screenshots won't show up until your page updates again. So if you're a supporter, go ahead and Collect Player Data again.
One thing that has sped up drastically is the Game Loader. 5000 games only takes minutes now!
New Referral Medal
When new people register on the site, there's a box where they can type in the tag name of the player that referred them. This has been on the site a long time, but I've never done anything with the data. Tonight, I setup a new award to give out to those that have referred players to register here.
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-07-26 20:53:09: Nice job as always firestream!
Comment by BROMERZ at 2009-07-26 20:54:42: sounds good to me cant wait for the new speed to kick in
Comment by squeeekmo at 2009-07-26 21:28:38: Where is this so called "playlist filter"?
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-07-26 23:02:29: Once again great job and great improvements.
Comment by Event Horizon at 2009-07-26 23:34:10: Looks sick!
Comment by skiver at 2009-07-26 23:46:49: dang. my data collected quick
Comment by iMUSTACHE at 2009-07-27 00:16:57: more medals ftw.
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-07-27 00:43:20: how do you tell someone to join just tell them about this site?
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-27 01:28:42: refferals is a good idea, but i think the amounts for the medals should be reduced - 100 medals for the gold star? D:
Comment by zI Oli Iz at 2009-07-27 04:08:49: yea that is a bit high
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-27 08:14:02: Surely over the course of a few months you can find 100 people in matchmaking that can come here and check out the site and register. :)
Comment by A DisabledMonky at 2009-07-27 11:23:20: Is there going to be a leaderboard for the amount of referrals?
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-27 11:25:01: Very possibly.
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-27 11:28:41: This is a cool feature!
Comment by zI Oli Iz at 2009-07-27 15:43:07: still think its a bit high
Comment by New Pro at 2009-07-28 02:57:09: Nie job, love the new medals.
Site Update: July 23, 2009 part 2
New Server!
We have another new server to help out with speed!
Group, Country and State leaderboards have been turned back on
The EXP since TU2 leaderboard is back on
One side effect of this new server is that game data and stats collected today will need to be recollected. Sorry about that!
Added a login box to the top of the site, if you aren't logged in
Made the player search box a little smaller
For Supporters, there's a new link on your page called Teammate Recommendations. Its down in the chart links list at the bottom of your page. Basically it lists out the 10 players you play the best and worst with, based on stats like winning percentage and k/d spreads. Its a best guess type of thing, but its still useful for finding out who to avoid when you play!
Comment by Surpriser at 2009-07-23 11:16:09: The teammate recommendations is pretty awesome.
Comment by Shadowolf19 at 2009-07-23 11:38:34: I think we need the 10 players that we play best and worst against too right under that :)
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-23 11:56:52: Shadow has a great idea
Comment by zI Oli Iz at 2009-07-23 12:36:54: i agree
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-07-23 12:37:42: sorry Firestream... apparently we dont play too well together :( lol
Comment by Pulpy at 2009-07-23 15:44:24: Yeah firestream is on my list of worst played with too. I won't avoid you though buddy.
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-23 15:46:39: Great ideas, I'll do that!
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-23 16:06:37: Pulpy, you're so good that when you play with me (as being one of your worst), your avg spread drops to +7!! LOL, versus being an avg of 10 or 11 with other players.
Comment by skiver at 2009-07-23 18:57:10: sounds sweet
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-23 19:08:38: love the teammate reccomendation chart, it actually makes sense.
Comment by Proflame at 2009-07-24 00:41:45: Definately lovin that teammate reccommendation thing, it's pretty on target, Boss Vos is on my list of best played with and Childish Ogre is on my worst (mainly because we spend half the match trying to betray eachother lol)
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-07-24 00:44:37: Wow, someones been busy this week ;) Great work FS!
Comment by Masta of Def at 2009-07-24 02:07:50: I love the Teammate Recommendations. It gives me a chuckle when i view other peoples pages and look at theirs. haha
I really love this new feature, Great work!
Comment by Sir Kryptonite at 2009-07-25 06:01:29: This is a Nice Feature
Comment by REAWS6 at 2009-07-25 13:45:46: Its funny my list is about the same cause there friends and I have had my best and worst games with them!!
Site Update: July 21, 2009
Fixed some tabbing issues when you create new messages or forum posts
Still sprucing up the site more with nice graphical buttons instead of text links
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-07-15 14:03:11: this time i r teh winner
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-15 14:07:46: great to have you and your contests back!
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-07-15 17:57:08: I hope we get a ton of submissions. I know a lot of you out there play BTB so we should have some great games come in.
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-07-15 22:48:07: you do realize we have 1 prize for a team of 8???
Comment by swanny686 at 2009-07-15 23:05:23: I believe it would be a battle royalE. Not a battle royal. Hahahaha
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-07-16 12:22:36: The only hard thing with this Boss, is getting a team to play with :S
Comment by swanny686 at 2009-07-16 13:44:20: Haha. They actually fixed the title. I was just being a smartass
Firestream on The Running Riot tonight!
Just wanted to let everybody know that I'll be on The Running Riot podcast LIVE tonight at 9:30pm EST. You can watch live on their website and also be a part of the live chat during the podcast! Host by Kete with co-host InsaneFREAKBOY
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-14 08:07:47: excellent, this site is rockin!
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-07-14 10:46:39: So what nuggets of knowledge will our pioneering leader offer the Halo Universe... Can't wait to hear the podcast tonight! HaloCharts FTW!!!
Comment by Surpriser Orig at 2009-07-14 11:50:34: Sounds good I be sure to try and tune in to watch.
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-07-14 12:01:42: Can't wait to gear it :D
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-14 14:56:11: i'll be there. :)
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-14 14:56:59: and no, probably not rippin. i think it's for the overall zombie killing spree and hell's janitor leaderboards.
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-07-14 15:35:27: Hmm, will there be a reference to the ranked frenzy and riot LB's? ;)
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-07-14 17:27:04: Rippin, Firestream has been asked specifically to avoid discussing such things... your best bet is to spam their chat box.
Comment by HC Chiller at 2009-07-14 18:43:23: I'll be watching
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-14 22:46:35: great show! :)
Comment by A DisabledMonky at 2009-07-14 22:46:39: I loved the Podcast Firestream. It was awesome to find out new things. I liked the new stats about what kind of player you are. I can't wait for it!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-15 07:02:20: looking foward to the next one.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-15 07:46:29: Kete looked like he was a little camera shy, when the podcast was'nt going right away you could see the sweat building up on him.
Comment by essentre at 2009-07-15 08:10:25: Its a shame there were so man jerks that kept spamming it... other then that, good stuff
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-12 20:59:31: w00t, fresh meat......
Congrats you guys.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-12 21:04:23: congrats! :)
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-07-12 21:11:36: Congrats guys
Now for the hazing rituals. Yes.
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-07-12 21:13:18: Nicely done lemme see teh award pictures when they are ready FS
Comment by Sensespanic at 2009-07-12 21:17:35: Congrats to you both!
Comment by EgonSpenglerPHD at 2009-07-12 21:19:41: *winces* THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER *winces*
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-12 21:41:25: Congrats!
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-07-12 21:47:32: Congrats guys.
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-12 21:54:30: Egon, you make that sound like you have been there?!!
Comment by jmffn360 at 2009-07-12 22:06:41: Congrats to both.
Comment by Masta of Def at 2009-07-12 22:31:39: Where's mine? Just kidding..congrats to me (essentre) *inside joke* and Egon..your knees must hurt now..lol
Comment by American Cake at 2009-07-12 23:24:25: Hmmm...
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-07-12 23:38:05: Egon I knew this day would come. You know what this means right?!? More multi-team!
Comment by Surpriser Orig at 2009-07-13 00:38:23: Congratulations you two!
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2009-07-13 08:13:23: congrats guys and looking forward to speaking to you guys soon!
Comment by Easy Bake 88 at 2009-07-13 09:59:12: Oh congrats you two! You both def. deserve it!
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-07-13 12:08:11: yay Egon!!!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-13 15:13:31: nice job guys, now just be fair please.
Comment by Kr0ni at 2009-07-13 20:28:52: congrats Egon & Essentre!
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-14 08:40:23: Love the new awards!
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-07-14 12:01:04: New award look awesome!
Comment by Jocko L at 2009-07-14 14:08:58: congrats essentre and egon! Although i miss Essentre as purple :P
Comment by Canklestick at 2009-07-15 12:49:32: Congrats guys, LOL at Egon's award.. Great Stuff
Comment by Pitch Black KOP at 2009-07-17 18:58:39: MMM wonder what it takes to win those awards....Congrats Guys!
Site Update: July 11, 2009
BBCode quick links when posting
Prillian graciously sent me some code to allow for quick links to add BBCode to posts in the forum.
Comment by jgbrewer22 at 2009-07-09 10:36:39: Would it be possible to create a spot where you can see what posts you made got scored for being a good post so in the future it willhelp in making good posts?
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-09 10:37:26: That is available now if you click My Score in the forum.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-09 10:43:02: nice addition yet again! you rock Firestream
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-07-09 14:36:16: Whoot! Nice idea! MAybe you should add a 100% medal...wink, wink ..nudge, nudge.
Comment by R3ign at 2009-07-09 15:34:23: Very Nice
Comment by Sassen at 2009-07-09 15:57:46: excellent updates! I'm always impressed with your new features, and I usually use them the first chance I can lol
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-07-09 16:10:04: love the new medals. and the lowering for k/d. :)
Comment by mcveigh92 at 2009-07-09 16:18:28: These are cool
Comment by Event Horizon at 2009-07-09 17:07:58: Epic man two more golds to my collection!
Comment by swanny686 at 2009-07-09 18:37:11: haven't seen any new medals for a while. Sweet addition
Comment by coosfoos at 2009-07-09 19:09:41: good idea!!!
Comment by Surpriser Orig at 2009-07-09 19:30:13: Awesome new medals I got both of them on my page.
Comment by Proflame at 2009-07-09 19:30:21: Yay, my K/D medal went from Bronze to Silver due to my 1.29 social K/D!! I knew there was a reason I played social!!!
Comment by New Pro at 2009-07-09 22:27:11: Nice i was waiting for these medals.
Comment by Wandering at 2009-07-09 23:13:10: Awesome! Thanks so much FS. I love it.
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-10 00:04:38: LOVE THESE!
Comment by Demonify at 2009-07-10 01:24:29: Yay, mine are both above 90%. ;D
Comment by LJHROCKS at 2009-07-10 06:19:29: I gotta go with scubasteve on that one. Can we maybe see a 100% medal. ooh-ahh shiny perfection. But just the way it is is cool to have new medals. oh yeah!!
Comment by xxmatty buffxxx at 2009-07-10 12:05:35: great addition firestream! you make me wanna firescream lol! On the next medal addition please place some considertation on a splatter medal for homepages for us splatter junkies. great job dude!
Comment by Cobravert at 2009-07-10 17:32:57: Neat, I like new medals.
I wonder though, if you made one for campaign achievements or percentage.....How many people would go back and play it again just to get the medals?
Comment by An Elites Frite at 2009-07-13 17:01:41: cool i got both 90%! right when he made the new ones! not to brag.:-) Thanks for the new awards!
Site Update: July 8, 2009
The Sentinel Beam!
Sentinel Beam stats are now loading on player pages
There are leaderboards up for Sentinel Beam now
You can create Sentinel Beam goals now also
The Bungie vs World EXP Leaderboard is up
There are 2 new links at the top of the site: New Ranks & Twitter
Comment by El1t3M4st3r GR at 2009-07-08 13:46:15: Gauntlet was the map that hade the sentinal beam right?
Well it was realy rare to finde this map on Bungie vs World but i was one of the few lucky ones that got my hands on a sentinel beam and got 4 kills with it :P
Comment by skiver at 2009-07-08 15:39:38: i got gauntlet once and got paired up against a team of spawn camping gens while my bk majors on my team quit out. :(
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-08 15:39:49: I am SUPER angry! I did not ever get Gauntlet!
Comment by BROMERZ at 2009-07-08 18:49:29: I managed to get TWO sentinal beam kills and i also finally managed to pick up a plasma cannon kill thanks to fortress =D now all i need is bomb explosion..any chance of a palylsit for that Bungie lol
Comment by Diaz at 2009-07-08 22:29:42: I did not know what map wa sthe sentinel beam, everytime I wanted to get it someone else in my team got it first lol.
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-07-09 15:01:00: I am still really confused about the new HC ranks. How do I see what mine is? I tried through "My Accounts" but still I don't see anything.
Comment by SirWilliamRegis at 2009-07-14 13:38:55: I wish I would have realized it was my one chance to use the sentinel beam in matchmaking... dang!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-16 09:18:37: One more to track down.
Halocharts & HaloScreenShots Bungie Day Challenge
Time to Kick Some Assassinations!
Play in the special Bungie vs the World playlist or any ranked playlist and get to Back-Smackin'!!
This challenge will close on 7/7/2009 at 11:59 pm.
Players can submit up to SEVEN games HERE; all assassinations within those games will be tallied up and compared against other players in the challenge.
The winner will be determined on 7/9/2009.
Prize to the winner will be one custom canvas image, framed and shipped compliments of HaloScreenShots.com.
Comment by bdx22 at 2009-07-06 21:44:53: My entry is 38 since Boss Vos put me on perma ban from forums. meanie :P
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-07-06 21:46:37: This will be fun :D
Comment by skiver at 2009-07-06 23:08:23: 38. thats all u think? bungie is going to be on for 24 hours, a different team for each hour and you're guess is 38?
Comment by 3Halo at 2009-07-06 23:38:08: Very nice.
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-07 01:33:41: I hope I am one of the lucky ones!
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-08 09:11:03: love how many challenges and contests you all make possible here on Halo-Charts,
thank you and keep them coming.
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-10 18:40:21: We have a winner that will be announced shortly.
Site Update: July 5, 2009
The HCS change I made yesterday has been reverted almost completely. I left in one change I made, but its not something that will hurt your score, only help.
I have had comments in the past about counting multiple 50's into the formula, and while I'd love to do that, I can't without it being unfair to non-supporters. The only way I have an accurate count of how many 50's a player has is to look at all of their games which is currently only done for supporters.
Anyways, my changes shook up things too much. I had a lot of complaints during the night, so I see the error in my ways and have reverted to yesterday's formula plus one tweak. I'd love to be descriptive in why and what I changed, but its pointless now.
I do not plan on changing the formula again as its pretty impossible now to change it without shaking things up too much, and I certainly don't want a revolt!!
Comment by daza maza at 2009-07-05 13:23:36: FS you got the date for today wrong. Its the 5th not 2nd.
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-05 13:25:00: Nice catch Daza....lol.......
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-05 14:50:46: Fixed!
Comment by CARL WINSL0WNED at 2009-07-05 16:54:53: Keep up the good work firestream.
Comment by Razr11 v2 at 2009-07-05 19:12:03: thanks alot! i like this hcs formula =)
Comment by jgbrewer22 at 2009-07-05 21:01:54: Thanks for the udpated formula it caused my rank to go up 6000 ranks and now im 33 in Canada!!!
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-05 21:05:04: I really think people over reacted way too much about the HCS!
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-07-06 12:27:10: Agreed, Trev. I didn't see a difference in my score, but oh well.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-08 09:12:31: Thanks for everything you do to make everything on HC better, over and over.
Site Update: July 4, 2009
Fixed all of the k/d ratio leaderboards. They were broken and I had no idea!
The MLG page emblems have been taken down for the moment. I need to have a better way of keeping up with who is actually an mlg pro and who isn't. The problem is all of the tag renames, etc, that happen so often with pro accounts.
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-07-05 02:49:38: Nice HCS adjustments!
Get some new faces on the top ten!
Comment by Sensespanic at 2009-07-05 05:16:49: Wow that HCS adjustment really shook up the top 10. Just like that a ton of the pros are in the Top 10!
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-07-05 10:28:33: my regards go to Jordan THEGOD... you worked damn hard to get to 3rd, sorry to see that hard work account to nothing.
Comment by gunrunner at 2009-07-05 11:08:48: lol ya I think this hcs tweaking is dumb.. or atleast should be done by someone who plays halo more..
Comment by Hal at 2009-07-05 11:10:18: Considering it is Firestreams site he can tweak it how he wants. This tweak is kinda large though and I am not sure what he did but is really changed the top players.
Comment by gunrunner at 2009-07-05 11:14:13: i agree.. i really think number of 50's should be in there some and k/d.. ranked kills per game should not be so important ... lone wolves you finish with 25? if your playing doubles your lucky to finish with 15
Comment by Razr11 v2 at 2009-07-05 12:01:35: yea i dont like the hcs update. =(
Comment by daza maza at 2009-07-05 12:07:02: Interesting...the top 10 has changed a hell of a lot and my HCS has decreased by 100.Sad face...
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-07-05 12:22:39: I just people would accept the fact that it's my overall ranked stats that keep me #1... Not the changes that FS makes to the HCS.
Comment by Koins at 2009-07-05 20:04:51: I loved the change! i went up to #5!!
Comment by TIMOTHEUS XIII at 2009-07-05 22:12:38: Is there a thread that descibes the HCS formula? What are the key factors in determining it. Also last time I checked the I couldn't get any different results when applying filters to the HCS leaderboard eg Top Canadian HCS
Comment by Koins at 2009-07-08 08:21:05: no the hcs is a secret formula :)
Site Update: July 1, 2009
Playlist Leaderboard & Rank Changes
I've been working on a rewrite of the Playlist EXP leaderboards. The reason is mostly for performance, because the current way I'm doing the leaderboards and stats is slow and inefficient. I should be finished soon.
I'm actually done with the rewrite of the playlist ranks and leaderboards. There's probably a few bugs in there as its a complete rework on the backend to be faster. These ranks work like medal and weapon ranks, meaning that they update at night and only for the top 1000 for each playlist.
If you're in the top 1000 you'll see your rank on your player page. The ranks also link to the leaderboard now.
As usual, you'll see these changes after you Collect Player Data (Supporters)
HaloCharts P.O. Box
HaloCharts has a P.O. Box now! We can accept cash supporter donations now. This has been requested for quite a while now.
Comment by bdx22 at 2009-07-01 18:41:30: Comments being deleted again firestream.
I originally said thanks for all your hard work firestream!
Comment by Shook em at 2009-07-01 22:47:57: This is great cause now I can support, but what else do I send? How do you know its me sending the money? And the minimum is 10 right? Ill send like 11.63 or something. Ha.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-07-02 10:13:12: shookem... im prettt sure its 10 exactly.. lol..
and just include your GT in a note inside the envelope.
Comment by KaIphite at 2009-07-02 14:06:42: So we can send cash or do you guys also take money orders?
Comment by firestream at 2009-07-02 14:09:44: For the moment, cash only
Comment by TIMOTHEUS XIII at 2009-07-02 14:45:25: How are suggestions given for different stats? I would find a stat for weapon kills over time broken out ranked and social. Also for the KDR per month and week could that be broken out by ranked and social. Just somethings I've been thinking about but not too sure how or where to place the suggestion
Comment by DaKiller10 at 2009-07-04 09:23:29: I for one finally can be a supporter because I don't have a credit card. woot woot
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-08 09:14:21: Excellent addition now there are no excuses, you have to get the supporter status so much comes with it.
Site Update: June 30, 2009
More Leaderboard Rank Changes
Ok, I had to do more changes to how leaderboard ranks are computed. Now, only if you are in the top 1000 for a weapon/medal, will the rank appear on your player page. The change involves computing the ranks at night, instead of during the day all day. Because of this, I'm only going to compute the top 1000 for each weapon/medal.
This change allows the site to cruise during the day without the slowdown of any rank calculations. It will also allow me to speed up the actual leaderboard lists (which are turned off until I finish the changes). It also allows for stat updates to happen faster.
If the rank appears on your page, you can click it to go right to the leaderboard (once they get turned back on)
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-06-30 06:09:09: good idea. :)
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-06-30 10:57:08: Yeah, I can go with that, good idea. So does that mean if I Collect Player Data during the day, those ranks won't update? I'd have to wait until the nex day to see the updated ranks?
Comment by coosfoos at 2009-06-30 11:25:32: Good call!!! I don't care about my leaderboard status for something I'm ranked 10,000th in. But for carbine kills, where I'm ranked 5th, I do care.
Good work and good compromise here.
Comment by analbumcover at 2009-06-30 13:18:51: cool, I like the idea. I hope the leaderboards are back up soon =)
Site Update: June 29, 2009
Fixed a bug that was keeping Action Sack game stats from collecting
Fixed a bug that was keeping certain ranks from updating
Comment by bdx22 at 2009-06-29 17:15:32: Nice job!!!
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-06-29 17:18:46: What certain ranks? The ranks on my page are suddenly way off from what they are supposed to be (like, I dropped hundreds of places overnight). And they don't match the leaderboard. According to my page, in RPG Wheelmans, I'm #683, but on the actual leaderboard, I'm #247. There are other changes also.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-06-29 19:32:27: "Fixed a bug that was keeping certain ranks from updating"
thanks. :D
Comment by firestream at 2009-06-30 00:46:03: Lieutenant, if you update again it should be correct.
All Games processed by 6/26/09 have been included in this update
Cortana and Halo levels have been added to all leaderboards.
We still have plenty of games to process for the next leaderboard update. We are also working to catch up on awarding player pages.
Campaign Challenge Leaderboards will begin closing...
If you want a spot on them, your opportunity is now. We will be closing one leaderboard every other week - starting with Sierra 117. On July 13th, we will close the leaderboard for Sierra 117 for good... So, want the top spot? Get on it... Once it's closed - it's closed for good. As mentioned, one leaderboard will close every other week; that means the Crow's Nest leaderboard closes July 27th.
Comment by mcveigh92 at 2009-06-28 11:36:00: wen its closed can u still do it and get the medal on yr page?
Comment by HC Redemption at 2009-06-28 11:49:55: yes! The challenge will remain open for now; only the leaderboards will be closing. Continue playing...
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-06-28 17:19:30: Well I'm going to try and get as many number 1 spots as I can, before they close for good.
Comment by The GDubsMan at 2009-06-28 20:08:12: woot will like this.
Comment by JT MCslice at 2009-07-08 09:15:22: thanks for the heads up.
The GDubsMan Claims the Road to Recon!
Halocharts' Road to Recon Winner!
Antagonist Extraordinaire, The GDubsMan just capitalized on a golden opportunity to grab some new Spartan duds for his MatchMaking excursions... That's right, 'G' completed the entire Campaign Challenge and earned every possible award (60 of them to be specific); add to this the completion of 3 levels of Mythic Campaign and some seriously impressive carnage stats and it's easy to see how this guy deserves the grande prize of Recon Armor.
Congratulations GDubs... Go forth, and make us proud.
Special mention also goes out to Thug Naztyyy for his efforts in finishing out the requirements for Recon; unfortunately for Thug, GDubs edged him out by only 1 hour. Still very impressive performance by Thug during and after the contest... For his second place prize, Thug has been awarded 4,000 Microsoft Points.
Thank you to all the players who have been playing, still playing and soon to be playing Campaign Challenge.
Comment by El1t3M4st3r GR at 2009-06-23 20:38:39: Congrats The GDubsMan well done!!!
Comment by Razr11 v2 at 2009-06-23 20:41:34: nice work The GDubsMan enjoy the reconzz
Comment by The GDubsMan at 2009-06-23 21:05:47: one hour and one minute AJ. Geez! And thanks guys. Thug put up a good fight.
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-06-23 22:13:39: Very, very impressive! Grats to The GDubsman! And a shout out to the HC team for coming up with these challenges. I just recently started completing a few and it's made me excited to play campaign again.
Comment by firestream at 2009-06-23 22:57:24: Incredibly impressive! Congrats to you!
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-06-23 22:57:47: congrats Gdubs.. and good work Thug... impressive feat by both of you.. 4000 MS points is pretty sweet too.. i could use some.. lol
Comment by The GDubsMan at 2009-06-23 23:29:27: Antagonist Extraordinaire. I still love that title.
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-06-24 01:12:14: That is sick!
Comment by HC Fortitude at 2009-06-24 01:51:08: Congratulations GDubsMan!!! Some seriously impressive campaign play :)
It's a shame you missed out Thug by just 1 hour, that must have been very disappointing. Still, you took it really well and I hope the 4000 MS points have helped soften the blow somewhat!
Comment by Thug Naztyyy at 2009-06-24 07:10:35: True props to all who got the 60 Campaign awards and were going for the win. Congratulations once again G for an incredible display of skill in the contest.
Comment by bdx22 at 2009-06-24 11:34:55: BDX can has recon!
Comment by HC Scout at 2009-06-24 22:22:37: Dude Gary, it's great that you got that, but..... Now you have God knows how many friend requests, lol! 5 in one evening, lol!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-06-25 05:06:17: congrats to them both. :)
Comment by The GDubsMan at 2009-06-25 08:22:30: I know Jacob, but look at it this way: in that one game alone where i was getting t-bagged you got two double kills. I'm "Recon Bait" as hal put it.
Comment by massacre at 2009-06-25 21:44:28: wow your lucky i did it but know i freakin did not have time to send it lol hey gdubsman if you need any help getting a 50 or want to have some real fun hit me up im the man lol
Site Update: June 21, 2009 Part II
Player Page Ranks are back!
I've made some performance tweaks to the way I computed player page ranks for leaderboards, weapons and medals.
Supporters will once again see playlist leaderboard ranks as well as weapon and medal ranks (you still have to expand those)
I'm hoping my tweaks will keep the site from getting too slow, like it was a few weeks ago. I'll be monitoring that closely.
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-06-21 23:02:07: Yes Best of both worlds! Fast speed as well as maximum stats! Thanks FC
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-06-21 23:02:51: Lol I mean [u]FS[/u]
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-06-21 23:03:20: Grrrr [u] FS[/u]
Comment by dirty sen0r at 2009-06-21 23:03:43: Holy Crap I give up... THANK YOU FS!
Comment by Danger Boy at 2009-06-22 00:49:08: Thank you!
Comment by RippinHeads at 2009-06-22 01:02:29: Awesome! I didn't even realize that I'm #1 on the LW's LB! =)
Comment by Danger Boy at 2009-06-22 04:10:10: Thank you!
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-06-22 04:15:00: YES, THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU. :)
klol.
Comment by Proflame at 2009-06-22 04:50:57: Thanks Firestream, this gives me a reason to use the plasma rifle and spiker again =)
Comment by HC Mongoose at 2009-06-22 05:20:11: Woo! Thanks FS! I hope these are here to stay =D
Comment by SP Dark Killer at 2009-06-22 18:23:32: Good job.
Comment by The Pez at 2009-06-22 19:09:00: I like it better without...it's still too slow.
Comment by Tom323 at 2009-06-22 19:35:37: Sweet Firestream!
Comment by AdmiralTrevMan at 2009-06-23 02:08:54: Love It!
Comment by xorth at 2009-06-23 10:50:47: On or OFf doesnt really matter to me. In my book site speed is #1.
Comment by Lieutelant at 2009-06-24 13:57:28: Yay for the return of the stats! Now I have a reason to come back and check this site after every handful of games! Not that I can play much anymore, but if I do....
Site Update: June 21, 2009
9 new sig templates!
Essentre kindly put together 9 new sig templates! Here's 3 at random:
Comment by R3ign at 2009-06-21 16:29:19: Nice work Essentre
Comment by KaIphite at 2009-06-22 01:20:43: omg dude, I already saluted you after the most recent sig updates. Don't know what else I can do but say nice work!
Comment by KOP Oddesy at 2009-06-22 05:00:17: Thanks Essentre you really put the effort in to make this community better!
Comment by essentre at 2009-06-22 08:04:39: My pleasure... I'm glad you guys like them. If you have any suggestions please feel free to PM me.
Comment by F4MOUS Frenchy at 2009-06-26 23:47:23: Thanks Essentre for integrating my screenshot to HC signature.
You can now click Player Salutes on player pages and see a list of who saluted that player.
A Full Friends List link has been added below the 5 Random Friends box.
You now have to have a forum score of at least 5 before you can post New Topics in the main forum. To all the newcomers, its easy to get forum score if you reply to existing topics and make good replies. People are bound to Great Post you!
Comment by Hal at 2009-06-19 21:39:17: Can I have the option to keep the people who saluted me hidden?
Comment by firestream at 2009-06-19 21:41:56: Its possible, right now there isn't that option though
Comment by Hal at 2009-06-19 21:42:46: hmmmm. I was just think some people may like that type of privacy, like me......
Comment by scubasteveOOooo at 2009-06-19 22:26:51: Happy to see the change to posting new topics. Hopefully it will reduce some of the "not so great" threads. Also I tend to agree with Hal on an option to keep salutes private.
Comment by Sassen at 2009-06-20 00:13:17: I also agree Halbrand. Good update otherwise as always.
Comment by Fear Is Eternal at 2009-06-21 14:25:12: Interesting. The "Most 50's" leaderboard is filled with people who are banned from the leaderboards. How are they on the leaderboard if they are supposed to be banned from them?
Comment by jgbrewer22 at 2009-06-21 15:36:27: I was also curious if people who are banned from the leaderboards stil have the oppertuntity to be on the most 50s leaderboards?
Comment by firestream at 2009-06-21 15:38:44: Thanks for letting me know, the bans now apply to this leaderboard as well
Site Update: June 17, 2009
Essentre made 12 more sig templates! Here's a sample:
There's a slick montage video up now of the Spirits of Fire vs HC Staff challenge that took place a few weeks ago. Lots of betrayal action to be seen here! Youtube Link
I added a Quick Reply box to the bottom of topics.
Comment by Hal at 2009-06-17 13:27:11: I don't think essentre sleeps either. Good looking templates man, great job.
Comment by heyNATALIE at 2009-06-17 13:57:42: they look great. nice job. :)
though, i'd love to see all the templates, instead of having to pick one, then preview, then pick another, then preview, etc. D:
Comment by KaIphite at 2009-06-17 14:15:29: Amazing work Essentre! Switched over to MChelmet =]
Comment by Hal at 2009-06-17 14:37:33: MCHelmet sounds like a burger at McDonalds
Comment by Masta of Def at 2009-06-17 15:37:54: Boss the Betrayer!!! lol
Comment by Boss Vos at 2009-06-17 17:10:34: I am calling BS for getting called out like that. LOL.
Those games were fun, especially the marathon 45 min Assault game.
Comment by firestream at 2009-06-17 17:26:07: I really really hope there's a rematch so that I can play this time.
Comment by rowboat at 2009-06-17 17:33:16: The never-ending bomb game was a blast! Good games all around.
Comment by elpolloguapo at 2009-06-17 17:35:15: Detailed writeup at the SoF blog here:
http://unscspiritsoffire.com/2009/06/01/carnage-report/
As you can see from my math skillz, it was actually a tie. :P
Comment by HC KoolaidkiD at 2009-06-17 18:33:58: Cool vid, and sigs too essentre. Great stuff all around.
Comment by Wandering at 2009-06-17 23:48:34: I LOVE THE QUICK REPLY.
That is all.
Comment by HC TheBigL at 2009-06-18 00:49:47: exactly how many betrayals did Boss Vos have? lol
Comment by essentre at 2009-06-18 09:30:05: I think heyNATE had a good idea, I too would love to be able to see the sigs without hitting preview :)
Comment by bubba at 2009-06-18 11:33:51: My favorite part was Daddy getting owned by the trip mine
Comment by True Anomaly at 2009-06-18 15:06:07: they left out the fact that I was only in the base talking to Angel not even tryin and then i got killed... lol there was only like 3 secs left in game...
Comment by poppin domes at 2009-06-21 17:42:50: w8 do you guys all play together i noticed everyone is from halocharts
Comment by Hal at 2009-06-22 19:48:44: yeah, HC staff plays together from time to time
Site Update: June 17, 2009
What the heck happened to HC?
I got a new server on Monday. I moved a couple of my smaller sites to it and then got this sudden desire to move HaloCharts over to it. I figured Tuesday was a good day to do it since Xbox Live was down and Bungie.net was down.
So slowly but surely I start moving all of the pieces of HaloCharts. The database is nearly 20gigs. All of the sigs and player pics end up being another 15gigs. The process to copy everything took about 15 hours and I wanted the site to be down while it moved so that nothing was changed. That part finished and all I had left to do was restore the database.
I started the database restore about 5pm last night. It was running pretty fast till about 10pm and then got slower and slower. I went to sleep (yes, I sleep) and woke up this morning expecting to have the database fully restored. Didn't happen. Sometime during the night, the restore decided to die and threw the server into a very non-responsive state. I didn't want to give up though...
So I checked on which tables had finished and which were left to go. Most of the big tables finished so I decided to do another backup of just the tables I was missing. Did that, copied it over and started the restore again. Same thing happened. Server just quit responding while it was restoring the database. I really couldn't stand for the site to be down anymore than it already had been so I decided to give up and go back to where we were.
So I came full circle, and HC is right where it started. I don't know now if I'll attempt to move it again or not. Its running pretty good on this box, but I'm sick of Windows. My hopes were to get back over to the new linux server and all be well, but that didn't happen.
Anyways, if you're still here and still reading this, sorry for the massive downtime. I don't plan to try anything like that again for a while.
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